At 06:20 PM 1/4/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
> For the first time today, my Dak shut off on me at a red light...Twice at the
> same red light, even after I started it back up and gave it some gas, it shut
> off again...After that, I noticed that it was running real quite and the RPMs
> never got way up there...In fact, it is idling at about 650 RPMs...I'm not
> 100% sure, but I seem to remember it usually idling at at least 1000
> RPMs...Is this normal? The only thing that has really changed is that it has
> gotten pretty cold here...but could that make it idle low and shut off? If I
> haven't heard anything by around noon tomorrow, I'm taking it to the dodge
> dealer...Thanks!
>
I'm not sure what your problem might be as far as the engine shutting off,
(clogged fuel filter maybe?) but a 650 idle sounds normal. I'd consider 1,000
to be way too high. I've seen my 318 idle at 400 once, after a night at the
dragstrip. Usually it idles around 500-650 though.
-Jon-
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