Re: Engine Dies and Restarts

From: Jamie Calder (jcalder3@cfl.rr.com)
Date: Thu Oct 02 2008 - 23:00:50 EDT


It ended up being the Crank Position Sensor

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From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 10:31 PM
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Subject: RE: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts

>
> Injector Circuit can or can not be related. Sounds like a wiring harness
> issue with both of those codes.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamie Calder [mailto:jcalder3@cfl.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 11:08 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
>
> Well the code was "No Signal From Cam or Crank Sensor". Wish it could
> have
> been exact!
> Also, "Injector Circuit Malfunction" but maybe that's due to the crank (or
> cam) sensor failing.
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 8:13 PM
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Subject: RE: DML: Engine Dies and Restarts
>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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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