Most common sensor failure with these symptoms: Crank sensor. Is this going
to be it...hard to say without looking at it.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Jamie Calder [mailto:jcalder3@cfl.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:56 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
So if it was a sensor causing this and you had to pick one of the sensors,
it would be the crank sensor you would check out first? Not saying that
this is the problem but the other sensors most likely wouldn't cause this
kind of problem?
Thanks
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From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:09 PM
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Subject: RE: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
> Yes, cam/crank codes are present on OBD-I and OBD-II systems. A bad crank
> sensor can definitely cause this issue - when they get hot (and are
> "defective", they can kill the engine. Once they cool down (10-30
> minutes),
> it will restart without any problems.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Calder [mailto:jcalder3@cfl.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 10:48 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
>
> I'll have to break out the FSM and read how to check the sensors. Will a
> faulty crank, cam, TPS or MAP sensor throw a code on an OBD II?
> Thanks
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Ed McCarrick" <edmccarrick@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 5:26 PM
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Tue, 9/9/08, Jamie Calder <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Jamie Calder <jcalder3@cfl.rr.com>
>>> Subject: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>>> Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 9:10 PM
>>> 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?
>>
>> Hey James,
>> That sounds very similar to what happened to my '00 4.7 a few years ago.
>> The truck stumbled and eventaully stalled completely. I pulled the codes
>> and had about 9 , most were cylinder misfires. I had it towed to the
>> dealer 2 miles down the road and it started right up and ran properly
>> after coming off the truck. I believe it was one of the postion sensors,
>> cam or crank.
>>
>> HTH
>> Ed
>>
>>
>>
>>
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