Also, if you use a very very fine mist of water around the plug boots, the
arc will jump through the water droplets... quick and easy way to check for
them, without having to load the engine and pray for it to happen.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html www.omg-stfu.com""Tony Cellana"" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:002701c3df67$37b462a0$d75f2241@a.tampabay.rr.com... > > A load of any sort usually worstens the problem. > > Areas to pay atention to are spark plug boots, where they cross valve > covers, distrib cap area, and coil tower. > > Have you pulled the distrib cap to see if there is residue in there? Arcing > will leave whitish deposits. > > TonyC > > > -----Original Message----- > From: A. S. <adakota4x4@hotmail.com> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net> > Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 10:11 AM > Subject: RE: DML: problem: miss? at idle > > > > I'll give that a try. My only question is, wouldn't I still have the spark > jump whether or not the truck is in gear? Or perhaps the initial load on > the engine simply by having the truck in gear magnifies the problem? > Thanks. > --Aaron-- > 95 DSRC 4x4 V6 > > > From: "Rick Barnes" <barnesrv@comcast.net> > Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net> > Subject: DML: RE: problem: miss? at idle > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:49:35 -0500 > > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new MSN 9 Dial-up - fast & reliable Internet access with prime > > features! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=dialup/home&ST=1 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find high-speed 'net deals - comparison-shop your local providers here. > https://broadband.msn.com > > >
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