On Sep 4, 2011 7:33 PM, "Kurt Cypher" <kcypher42.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
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> My Dak is a 97 v6 2wd extended cab. It was working fine on Wednesday,
> and then sat unused Thursday & Friday. On Saturday, my wife drove it
> to work (2 miles), and it stalled as she was turning left into the
> parking spot at work. Worked fine 12 hours later to get home from
> work. On Sunday, she again drove it to work. It stalled while turning
> right at a stop sign, and then stalled again while turning left into
> the parking spot at work. Then, 12 hours later, it stalled while
> backing out of the parking spot, and she had a hard time starting it
> again, and then it stalled at the exit from the parking garage, and
> again had a hard time starting it again.
>
> After she got home, I went out and tried it, and it starts to fire,
> but then if I don't give it extra gas, it stalls out. If I give it
> extra gas while starting, it will start, and if I keep the revs up, it
> will keep running, but if I let off the gas, it will stall.
>
> I don't think it's a problem with the angle it's at when it stalls, as
> it appears to happen when the truck facing up or down hill.
>
> I had a similar problem with a Nissan pickup years ago where the idle
> would be off & it would stall when it was wet out (fixed by replacing
> the ignition wires), so my first thought was that it might be
> electrical and related to the heavy storms we had overnight & this
> morning, but that wouldn't explain the problem on Saturday morning,
> when it was not raining, just humid. There was rain Thursday morning,
> and possibly some fog on Saturday morning, so I suppose it's still
> possible the rain Thursday may have contributed to slight problems
> Saturday, and major rain overnight may have contributed to major
> problems today. If the problem goes away as things dry out over the
> next few days, that'll potentially prove that it's electrical.
>
> Any thoughts, comments, suggestions or diagnostic questions?
Check the MAP senor and associated wiring. My friend's PT behaved similarly
after we cracked the sensor housing while doing some other work.
Josh
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