Your idle problem is being caused by the computer. My '96 318 5-speed idles
fine. Depressing the clutch while in motion; rpms drop to normal idle. My
cruise control will give a "surge" when engaged, but settles into the speed
it was set at when the vacuum stablizes.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter L Anthony [mailto:panthony@pcn.com]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 1999 9:16 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Idle and Cruise Control
Mine does the same thing. I just accepted it as normal.
98' Dak 4x4 CC 5.2L 5spd
-----Original Message-----
From: Valcich, Robert HSD <valcich@hsd.utc.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 8:39 AM
Subject: DML: Idle and Cruise Control
>I have recently purchased a 99 Dakota 4x4 318 V8 5 Spd (the only way to go)
>and I have noticed what seems to me to be two small problems. Maybe some
of
>the other owners have seen/experienced these and could shed some light?
>
>1. Fluctuating Idle speed
>
>When I de-clutch and let off the gas to coast, the engine decreases in RPM
>until it hits about 800 - 900 RPM (slightly higher than at stand-still, but
>normal). As a I continue coasting though, the idle rpm starts fluctuating
>up and down. It really gets bad as I pass through the 45 - 35 mph range,
>where the idle speed bounces between 400 - 900 RPM. This can also occur
>when I am doing close quarter maneuvers and am not going very fast, but am
>constantly de-clutching. I have never seen this behavior before in a
>standard. I took it to the dealer, but they can't find anything wrong with
>it - all of the components are working fine, so they didn't do anything.
>Does this sound normal to anyone else? The RPM fluctuations are driving me
>nuts, because it can so bad that I get to stalling the engine when the RPM
>is around 400 and I engage the clutch. The fluctuation do eventually stop
>when I come to a stand-still and return to a normal idle of about 700 rpm.
>
>2. Cruise Control
>
>My new truck is also equipped with cruise control. When I'm barreling down
>the highway and set the cruise control it immediately accelerates the truck
>another 3-4 mph over where I was. I then press the coast button to reduce
>my speed, but within a matter of minutes it creeps back up another couple
of
>MPH. This has got to be the worst cruise control I've seen - it has about a
>+/- 5 mph range before it cuts in/cuts out. Anyone else have this problem?
>
>
>
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