I had a similar situation. 12 volts at the coil and the plugs were firing.
Although this was the case, a new coil fixed the problem. Apparently the
plug spark was bright enough to see on a sunny day but not strong enough to
light the fire.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
andrewmchorney@cox.net
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:38 PM
To: dml@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Dakota Not Starting
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.
Thanks,
Andrew
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