Thinking the same Rick
Jim Knox 91 Dak 318 LA :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@comcast.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 7:49 AM
Subject: DML: RE: problem: miss? at idle
>
> Sure sounds like you have a spark jumping somewhere, like a plug wire
bad,
> or arcing, or a bad distributor cap. You might try starting it up at
night
> and looking under the hood to see if you can see spark jumping somewhere.
> That is my guess, who is next?
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of A. S.
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:23 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: problem: miss? at idle
>
>
> My truck has recently developed a problem and I thought someone might
know
>
> the cause. Here are the symptoms. After the truck is warmed up and I
come
> to a stop (like at a red-light), the truck seems to miss. By "miss" I
mean
> that I can hear a "tick" noise along with a shake of the truck. I've
> watched the tach when this happens and it does jump down. I've even
noticed
>
> the reflection of my headlights on the car sitting in front of me dim when
> it misses. The "miss" happens for only a split second. Sometimes the
> misses are single and spread out by 5 seconds or so and sometimes they
come
> in clusters. However, it's never been bad enough that I think the truck
is
> about to die.
> Other things I've noticed is that it doesn't seem to do it at the first
> stop or two I make when it's cold. Also, it will not do it if I slip the
> transmission (auto) into neutral or park. It only does it in gear and at
> idle. The truck runs smooth as silk in neutral and park and when moving
> down the road. Also, there's no check engine light.
> All the usual maintenance stuff (plugs, wires, etc.) should be ok. I
even
>
> removed and cleaned the throttle body recently but it didn't help with the
> problem. I've had the problem for a couple months I guess. I thought it
> might magically correct itself, but it doesn't seem like that's going to
> happen.
> Any suggestions as to what to check would be great.
> Thanks.
> --Aaron-
> 95 DSRC 4x4 V6
>
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