Well, this isnt what you are going to want to hear but it ended up hitting
me for about $500 to cure the no-gas and bad gas guage deal.. On my 95 the
same thing happened... It ended up being the in=tank fuel pump which also
has your fuel gauge built into it. The part itself fromdealer was around
$260 or so I think and then labor of them putting it in.
Bill Day
billday@consolidated.net
AIM - BadManD73
'95 Ext Cab 3.9Mag 4x4 Flame Red
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron" <menoldre@adelphia.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 10:11 PM
Subject: DML: Help! Dead Dakota
>
> Went to go see the fireworks tonight and thought that we would sit in the
> bed of the truck in the crowded parking lot. Got into the truck and it
> didn't start.
>
> Some history.
>
> Just bought the truck about a month ago.
>
> 1995
> V6
> CC Sport
> 147000 miles
> Automatic
>
> I changed the oil last week. 10W30 Valvoline High Milage. Previous dip
> stick read overfilled. Now reads correct.
> I changed the air filter last month.
> I change the spark plugs, Bosch Platinum (type written down in book in
> truck) gapped at 0.035 in. Old plugs were white where they would normally
> be metal colored (electrode). This was the week before the oil change.
>
> Since I have bought it is idles a bit rough, around 500 rpm. Never a
> problem though, more loping, like "i think i can, i think i can).
> Changing the spark plugs did not affect the idle. Today when coming back
> from a trip to town I was going ~25 mph, hit the gas and nothing. The
truck
> had stalled. I plopped it in Neutral turned the key and it came right
back.
> Lasted all the way home (~4 miles)
>
> This evening, family packed in the truck, key turns, starter engages,
engine
> rotates, but zero combustion. My guess is no gas or no spark. I will be
> checking in the morning. Problem is, rather new at this an need some
advice
> on how to go about this.
>
> Oh, the gas gage has never worked very well, it bounces in 1/4 to 1/2
tank
> swings, but I get about 17 mpg. The tripometer reads 148 miles which
makes
> about 8.7 gallons out of a 15 gallon tank, so I should have about 6.3
> gallons left in the tank. The gage reads 1/4 tank.
>
> I have put three tanks of gas in it since I bought it. (that is 3 times I
> have put ~6 gallons in it when at 1/2 a tank.
>
> Okay, here are some things that come to mind.
>
> 1) bad gas, water in gas.
> solution, try that stuff at the auto store that binds with water and makes
> it combust.
>
> 2) bad distributor cap
> solution get new distributor cap
>
> 3) bad rotor
> solution get new rotor
>
> 4) bad spark plug wires (but wouldn't it just miss on one instead of not
> firing any)?
> solution get new wires
>
> 4) clogged fuel filter
> solution (yuck) drop gas tank, change filter (that is where it is right?)
>
> 5) bad fuel pump
> solution (yuck) drop gas tank, replace pump
>
> Okay, I know that there are ways to check these, but can someone point me
in
> the right direction as to how to check. I have the Haynes manual, no FSM,
> (Yeah I know, get an FSM :)
>
> Any help would be good. My wife is starting to making fun of me for
buying
> this thing.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ron M
> 95 CC V6 Sport
>
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