RE: RE: 1991 Dakota 4-banger won't start

From: Pindell, Tim (TPindell@otterbein.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 29 2005 - 13:53:45 EST


To me, that would still indicate that the ECM is still good, or at least
it would not indicate to me that it was bad. I'd eliminate other
mechanical stuff before I went directly to the ECM. If you are not
getting either spark or fuel, then see if the distributor is spinning
during cranking. The ASD will cut power to both of those if the
computer isn't seeing the pulses from the distributor pickup.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
>truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Terrible Tom
>Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 1:00 PM
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: 1991 Dakota 4-banger won't start
>
>
>Pindell, Tim wrote:
>> In my experience with these engines the ECM itself is pretty far down
my
>> list of things to check, however, its not unheard of that they can
fry.
>> Codes?
>
>ECM did not have any codes stored - I got the standard code 12 (power
>disconnected within so many key on cycles) and then end of sequence
55...
>
>Would that seem to indicate the ECM is good still? Can you have it go
>bad and still have some functions?
>
>
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