andrewmchorney@cox.net wrote:
> Hello
> I have a 1995 Dodge Dakota with 169,000 miles on it. It recently failed
> the smog test and now is in the shop now getting fixed to pass the smog
> test. I had to take it to a smog test only station first. The shop ran
> the test and it naturally failed on hydrocarbons. After they ran the
> test, the truck will no longer start. The shop, which has been around
> for 30 years, has stated that the problem is not in the battery,
> starter or in the alternator. They have told me that something is
> causing the coil to not spark. This truck has been very dependable and
> has never failed to start except for when it needed a battery jump.
> What could cause this to happen so suddenly? The vehicle was running
> well when I took it in.
One possibility is the "splice of death" ;-) See here for more info:
http://faq.dakota-truck.net/Electronics/gen2_stalling.html
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