Mightn't be corrosion, but I would suspect a loose or broken electrical
connect somewhere... Perhaps in installing the headers you knocked something
loose? Check your connections running from the Blaster coil and the 6A to
make sure you don't have anything loose or dangling or looking like it might
have been "injured" somehow. Check your plug wires and distributor. The cold
weather may just be coincidental... Also, have you reset your CPU? I had my
98 refuse to start on me one day-- burped the computer and she came back to
life. Never had a moment of trouble since...
HTH! Good luck!
--Brett
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kuzia [mailto:flyboy01@worldnet.att.net]
Sent: Monday, March 01, 1999 12:51 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Fw: Help! 99 Dak won't start!
Please help! No one has answered my plea yet.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Kuzia < flyboy01@worldnet.att.net
<mailto:flyboy01@worldnet.att.net> >
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <mailto:dakota-truck@buffnet.net> <
dakota-truck@buffnet.net <mailto:dakota-truck@buffnet.net> >
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 8:39 AM
Subject: Help! 99 Dak won't start!
The past 3 mornings, I have had trouble starting.
Day 1, crank for 5 sec, won't start, crank again for 5 sec, started but
rpm's came up slowly.
Day 2, Cranked for 10 sec, finally started, rpms came up slowly.
Day 3, Cranked for 5 sec, rpm's came up slowly.
Day 4, Today, cranked continually for a cumulative time of about 3 minutes!
Still has not started. If cranked for a long time, it starts to catch but
never does start.
I had the same problem with my 94 5.2L Dak, Now with a 99 and the same
engine, I have it again! The problem seem to be related to weather, low 30's
and a lot of moisture (fog or snow).
On my 94, I replaced 4 fuel pumps, 5 distributor caps, 2 sets of plug wires,
2 sets of spark plugs, 1 throttle body, and 1 coil. 2 years later, after
living with the problem, It died on me one day and the dealer found a
corroded power wire to the computer. It worked after that.
I dont think that the problem is related to corrosion on my 99, its only 5
months old! I have added the following:
MSD 6-A
MSD Blaster III coil
Edelbrock Headers & Y-pipe (The problem did start the day after I installed
them)
Flowmaster 3"
K&N Air filter
Ported throttle body
180 Degree thermostat
The only similarities between the the 94 and 99 is the K&N and the
flowmaster.
Could I have damaged the O-2 sensor?
Why does this only happen in cold, damp weather?
If anyone can help me lick this problem I would be in debt to you forever!
Mark
99 Dakota 5.2L 5-speed
flyboy01@worldnet.att.net <mailto:flyboy01@worldnet.att.net>
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