Yep, my 98 5.2 did the same thing. Replace the TPS myself in about 10
minutes and resolved it, (thanks to the other DML members who diagnosed it
in about 5 seconds..).
Rascal
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of steve preston
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:48 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: tranny slipping?
Check the TPS. Had a 99 V6 myself,with that revving
(going up a hill,for me). They replaced the throttle
position sensor and it fixed that. May be your problem
too. Steve P.
--- Cal Hyer <clhyer@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Happy 4th!
>
> The Dak: '99 V-6, Auto, 41,000 miles
>
> The problem: It has just started "surging". While
> driving with a/c & cc on
> we notice it will periodically rev up 1-200 rpm.
> You can see the tack jump,
> feel it in the seat & hear the engine rev. It is
> almost as if the torque
> lockup is unlocking. It doesn't matter if we are
> going uphill, level or
> downhill. It happens very fast, rev up and then go
> back to the normal rpm.
> We've had the truck since new and it has never done
> this. Took it to the
> dealer yesterday but they couldn't find anything
> wrong. Any ideas?
>
> TIA,
> Cal
>
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