Follow up, one person got a jeep across Milton thru Toronto that was a
booster, foot on gas and other foot on brake pedal, 21/2 hr drive, died on
arrival.
Jim Knox
91 Dak
----- Original Message -----
From: "JAMES KNOX" <knox.james@sympatico.ca>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:03 PM
Subject: Re: DML:Starting problems
>
> Right on the money Ray! We run into this problem at Manheim Auto Auctions
> cold storage, to dangerous to drive after a boost. Procedure - Brand New
> Battery and deliver to destination no problem.
>
> Jim Knox
> 91 Dak
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray Block" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:25 PM
> Subject: RE: DML:Starting problems
>
>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Biff Byrum
>>>
>>> <snip> you never have to use the pedal to start or
>>> keep a fuel injected engine going. <snip> Biff
>>
>> Actually you do have to do this in cases where the battery voltage is too
>> low to make the PCM happy. Confirmed by a Mopar tech when I experienced
>> it
>> with my 2000 Grand Cherokee. Only happened when the car wasn't driven
>> for
>> a week or so. I'd have to keep my foot on the gas until it ran for
>> about
>> 10 minutes and then it would be fine. My mother's Chrysler did the same
>> thing when she didn't drive it often. In our cases the batteries were
>> fine
>> but just needed charged after sitting so long. We both have alarm
>> systems
>> that cause some extra drain. I now hook mine up to a battery tender
>> when
>> I'm not going to drive it for a while and it always starts fine.
>>
>> Jay's problem is likely to be a weak battery. At least it's easy to
>> check
>> the voltage before starting it to be sure. I don't know the exact
>> threshold that freaks the PCM but it's somewhere below 12.4 volts.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>>
>>
>>
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