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> Hi everyone. I just found this list. This is great! I have a 1995 Dakota,
> 4x4, with a 318, automatic, and I love it. I am, however, having a problem
> that the Dodge folks can't figure out. Maybe one of you has had this same
> experience. When I'm on the freeway, between 60 mph and 70 mph, the motor
> surges. Not all the time, and at varying intensities. Some are rather violent.
> When I go 55 mph, or 50, or 75, it doesn't happen. Only between 60 and 70.
> Also, never when accelerating, never when decelerating. Just cruising.
> And it also does in when cruise is on, if at the right speed. It's also
> hard to start....cranks for a long time before starting.
> I've tried injector cleaner in my gas with no success. Any ideas?
> Dianne
> aspen@thefuture.net
>
It ight be the torque converter kicking in, I know on my mom's old car ti
would do the same thing, right around 60 the torque converter would kick
in and it would surge on you and want to keep going faster, and the cruise
could never keep it under control if you had it set in the 60-70 range, at
55 before the converter kicked in it was fine and above 70 after converter
was fully engaged it worked fine, but in between as the converter was
engaging it ran just like you described, of course this was an '85 Olds
Delta 88 seems like the problem would've been fixed on newer vehicles.
Bruce
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