Re: Ignition Problem

From: Sam (sam_p@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Oct 22 1996 - 19:28:08 EDT


You wrote:
>
>On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Scott May - Computing & Telecommunications - SUNY
Delhi wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:38:48 -0500 (EST)
>> From: Scott May - Computing & Telecommunications - SUNY Delhi
> <MAYSA@snydelab.delhi.edu>
>> To: dakota@csclub0.cs.fredonia.edu
>> Subject: Ignition Problem
>>
>>
>> Hello all.
>>
>> I own a '93 Club Cab 2WD 3.9L V6 with 91K miles on it. It ran like
a
>> dream until about 3 days ago. I am having some ignition problems
and thought
>> that someone might have some experience with a similar problem.
>>
>> Problem: The ignition cuts out intermittently. Sometimes while
>> driving and sometimes it won't even start. I have replaced the coil
>> because I thought that was the culprit. It started up and ran 3
>> times. While driving it would cut out for a fraction of a second and
>> then pick right back up. Now it won't start I don't have any spark.
>> The problem must be coming from the feed to the coil. I have ordered
>> a repair manual but am waiting for it to arrive tomorrow.
>>
>> Does anyone have any ideas, and are there any easy checks I can
>> run on culprit sensors that might save me some time and money. I know
>> that some of them can be checked with a v-ohm meter, but I don't have
>> the information I need to do this.
>>
>> Thanks for any assistance you can lend.
>>
>> Scott...
>Scott,
> Sounds like the hall effect module that is in the distributor.
>What sort of error messages are you getting?
>
>Cheers,
>
>1994 Dakota 5.2l 5 speed (R/T in progress)
>Bill Countie
>e-mail wgcount@husc7.harvard.edu
>
>

DITTO! My '91 V-8 Dakota had the EXACT same problem/symptoms. I had the dealer
fix it ($40.00 for towing) for $145.00 parts and labor.
    
    "...It's the hall effect, yeah, yeah...that's it...the hall effect..."

    Sam '95 SLT

 



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