That problem haunted me for a year, my truck died randomly for but never
completely, then finally after spending almost $1000 in repairs at
dealerships, it broke down far from home. Luckily I remembered that I just
drove past a Dodge dealer a mile back, I walked back to it and got there
about a minute after they closed for the day. One of the mechanics said he
knew what the problem was, grabbed a propane powered solder pencil and drove
me back to my truck. He went straight to that splice, fixed it, and it
worked ever since. I used that knowledge and helped others fix the same
problem including other Dakotas I owned many times.
This applies to all pre 95 Dakotas and is a stupid design flaw. Water enters
the harness from the top of the fuse box, goes down the wires until it hits
that splice, which corrodes because of dissimilar metals of the copper wire
and nickel crimp. Guess what, it 3 years you get a pile of green powder. I
recommend anyone who lives in an area where you get rain or snow, check out
the splice and fix it if you find and green corrosion. Good luck y'all.
Mark Kuzia
1998 Dak 5.2L 5-spd (Dak #5)
mskuzia@comcast.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Buerk" <dave.buerk@epinei.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 7:29 AM
Subject: DML: 1993 Dakota is fixed
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I wrote a few days about a problem I was having with my 1993 Dakota not
> starting and not having a check engine light. You guys were right, it
> turned out to be the wire splice under the fuse box. That thing is like
> trying to find a needle in a haystack. It is the only wire splice in that
> whole bundle, it was in the center of the bundle of wires, it was wrapped
> in
> tape and it was underneath the fuse box. Who in the hell would ever know
> to
> look there??? But thanks to you guys I got my truck fixed and running
> like
> a champ again. I was just about ready to give up and put it in the shop.
> I'm sure I saved a fortune by checking here first. Thanks again for all
> the
> help!! Dave
>
>
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