I checked the distributor cap and saw the connection leads were pretty
worn, so Im going to try and change the cap. How much does a distributor
cap run?
THanks
-Dan
>Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 16:55:42 -0500
>From: "mike d. (Michael Z-Sykes)" <msykes@su.edu>
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Any Ideas? -Reply
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
>I have an 88 and it would do the weirdest stuff. Sometimes it would
just
>die while driving..phoot! dead... I wouod have to wait 5 or 10 minutes
and
>then start it again. I took it to the dealer and I got the whole
"couldn't
>replicate the problem". So i went to drive it home and it died right
out in
>front of the place..hehe.. It turned out to be omething in the
distributor
>called the "pick up plate" Most premagnum daks will go through one of
>these in their lifetime =) It'll make a dak do the Darndest things when
it
>goes =)
>
>-mike d.
>
>>>> Dan Matthews <dakota_v6_89@hotmail.com> 01/18/99 02:13pm >>>
>My '89 3.9L v-6 (fuel injected) Is turning over, but not starting.
>I started having this problem about a week ago.I drove it for about 3
>days with no trouble. It would start and then die in the middle of
>driving.The engine would just cut off in the middle of the road. Some
>mornings the engine would start, some it wouldnt. I've checked the
spark
>
>coil, the plugs, and i've tried cleaning the throttle body with carb
>cleaner. Im not sure why the engine works sometimes, and doesnt
>others.
>Could this problem be related to the computer chip? Im up the creek
>without a paddle. Any help would be appreciated!
>
>Dan Matthews
>'89 Dakota LE
>3.9L V-6, Auto, 2wd
>
>
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