"Jeff Durling" <jdurling@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>
> OK, I read the other replies and agree with them. One thing to check
> that is simple that will do what you were getting is the battery going
> bad and not holding a proper charge. Usually when one of the cells goes
> bad. I know I have preached this in the past to check when you have
> driving/ running issues but the PCM is very sensative to the correct
> voltage being supplied to it. The battery has gone bad three times on
> my '96 and twice it was a simple not wanting to start anymore, once it
> was doing what you described.
Really? Maybe I'll take and have the battery tested then. It is the
original one in the truck, installed at the factory in July 99... I'd say I
got my money's worth out of it if it's time to replace it.
> I also had my '96 do exactly what you described on one other occasion.
> That turned out to be the ignition relay (after checking the battery,
> of course). What it would do it heat up and then cause the truck to
> throw idiot lights up and stall. Once it cooled for a few minutes it
> would run fine again for a little bit and then repeat the whole thing
> over. That one didn't have any pre-symptoms either, it just did it out
> of the blue.
I hadn't thought about this. How long would it take to heat/cool? It seems
as though my problem was only during movement. I had no problems sitting
and idling at all. Also, this morning I had no issues whatsoever on my way
into work (about a 20 min drive) and I did nothing to the truck, hoping that
I could get it to repeat itself and then check it out in the parking lot at
work in the daylight. Nothing though, not even a stumble.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L Above Statement Not True ^^^^^ www.omg-stfu.com
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