Check out the Hall effect pickup (pickup coil) in the distributor.
I've had that same problem with my Dak. Sometimes that coil just goes
bad. Have you checked if the starter coil is giving off spark?
The problem could be gas or electrical!
-Dan Matthews
>Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 04:11:50 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ryan Groth <ryan_groth@yahoo.com>
>Subject: DML: Idleing at 0 RPM!!!
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
>1996 v6 Dakota 4x4 20,000 miles 20 degrees outside:
>
>I left my lights on in my truck, so I tried to jump it. The starter
>had plenty of power and sounded normal but the truck did not start. So
>I pumped the gas and used the starter at the same time. The truck
>started. I let off the gas, the truck died. I repeated the proceedure
>and let the truck warm up on a half a gallon of gasoline. Let off the
>gas and the engine stalled.
>
>What the is going on here? It's like it wants to Idle at zero or
>something.
>
>Ryan
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