I thought that also but the splice problem (IIRC) applies to the OBD I
trucks only. My '96 is OBD II. However I did have that exact problem on my
'93. Is somebody know if this applies to a '96, please let me know.
Thanks!
James
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From: "Andy Levy" <andy.levy@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:18 PM
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 21:10, Jamie Calder <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Got a new problem. Driving down the highway today my '96 318 drops to an
>> idle speed. Any attempt to depress the gas would make the engine severely
>> stumble and eventually quit. Coasted to a stop and same thing happens in
>> park. Turn engine off and called a friend. Takes him 15 minuets to get
>> to
>> me. Turned the key to show him the problem and it fires up and runs
>> perfectly. I replaced the fuel pump a couple thousand miles ago and coil
>> 3-4 thousand miles ago. Even though it's a new reman fuel pump, still
>> sounds like an intermittant fuel pressure problem?
>
> Any chance it's the infamous splice?
> http://faq.dakota-truck.net/Electronics/gen2_stalling.html
>
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