Jerry Lee wrote:
> I have a 98 Dakota Sport. 3.9L 5 spd Regular cab
> I recently replaced the thermostat with a 180 Degree one. I had problems
> after that and changed the water pump which cured the problem. Now it's
> flooding to the point I can smell gas when it's started after sitting for a
> few minutes. It will stall and finally start running good, after I get the
> engine to rev a few times. Does anyone know what could cause this? It also
> ocassionally stalls at stop signs/redlights. I simply restart and rev the
> engine and it runs good for a while.
> By the way, I'll reintroduce myself. I'm Jerry from Lavonia, GA. I'm
> formally from Gainesville, GA I have a 98 Dakota Sport with 3.9l 5 spd.
> regular cab with Lund soft tonneau cover and a Lund Backdraft rear spoiler.
> Deep Amethyst is the color. Plus I just got married to a very wonderfull
> lady from Anderson SC on Valentines day.
> Thanks for the help
> Jerry
>
Re-welcome back to the DML Jerry :)
Might want to check your fuel pressure, you could also have a leaky
injector problem. Fuel injected engines rarely have a "flooding"
problem like carbed engines - so for you to be smelling fuel is unusual.
Where can you smell the fuel at? If the engine had a leaky injector -
eventually it would show itself in the form of a fouled plug with heavy
carbon build up... and possibly a misfire. If the engine is running
rich, it may or may not show a check engine light, however one would
think it would, given that the O2 sensor should detect the rich condition.
There are various sensors that can cause stalling problems too. A
throttle position sensor can cause issues, as well as a map sensor.
Idle control motor can do that too.
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