Re: Re: Help! Dead Dakota

From: Steve Mills (srm804@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Jul 08 2003 - 14:26:59 EDT


It always amazes me how expensive the advice seems to be with these
emails.Did you try cycling your ignition 3 times to pull the code? Your
distributor pick-up could be bad. Did you check the pintle on your EGRvalve
to see if it was stuck? Just a thought.

>From: "Ron" <menoldre@adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: Re: Help! Dead Dakota
>Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2003 17:44:25 -0400
>
>
>(mark sent me this off line but I am re-forwarding to group with my reply)
>
>Mark:
>
>Yep, I turn the key on and there is no "check engine" light lit-up on the
>dash board. Not having owned it for very long, where is the light? I get
>the oil light and I think that's it.
>
>Per Bob's suggestion, does anyone nearby have a Gen II V6 Dakota they are
>willing to drive by and swap PCMs real quick to see if that is my problem?
>Fredericksburg, VA. Free pizza and beer for the travel time.
>
>So far sounds like the PCM..
>
>-Ron
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "M Smith" <gtv684@hotmail.com>
>To: <menoldre@adelphia.net>
>Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:12 PM
>Subject: DML: Help! Dead Dakota
>
>
> > Howdy! I've been gone all weekend and started catching up on my
>DML's......
> >
> > I have a 95 CC 4X4 3.9L Sport. Same problems you had, I too bought new
> > wires, coils, pick-up sensors, and even a new crankshaft positon sensor.
>It
> > turned out to be the computer. Do yourself a big favor, turn the
>ignition
> > key to the on positon and see if your "check engine" light comes on. If
>not,
> > it's the computer. Dealer item, about $300 and a two minute job. I spent
> > many weeks messing with mine!
> >
> > Don't knw if I'm right, just tellin' ya what happened to mine!!
> >
> > Mark in Kentucky
> > 95 CC 4X4 3.9L
> >
> >
>

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