ryan,
i had mine stall yesterday. it was 30+ c (canadian degrees)in toronto, stuck in
traffic. humid.
it chugged, then i look at my rpms 0. it restarted fine. i've had this happen in
the same circumstances 2 weeks ago. welcome to canada in the summer. mine is
auto though.
hope it helps.
randy
fonman@ican.net
toronto, canada
Ryan LeBlanc wrote:
> I found that my motor has done this twice also. Both times, I was in heavy
> L.A. traffic, and it was a hot L.A. day ;-) When can I move? Any way, I
> was completely stopped, clutch completely depressed, and engine rpm slowed,
> shook, and died. Immediately started back up. The last time it happened
> was October 98, and it happened again just last week. Between the two
> stalls, I port and polished my Throttle body, thus removing all traces of
> carbon build up, replaced my plugs, thus all plugs are good. I don't know
> what caused it, but wonder if this is a coincidence. When it happened to
> you, was it hot outside and you were fighting traffic? Later,
>
> Ryan LeBlanc
> 1997, CC, 5.2L, 5spd, 4x2
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> SmokinDakota
> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 1999 11:21 PM
> To: DML
> Subject: DML: Squeaky clutch and dying motor
>
> I have noticed a squeak in my clutch. This only happens when I depress the
> clutch and let it up. It happens whether the motor is on or off. It doesn't
> squeak when shifting gears, only when I am coming to a stop or still. Are
> there any bushings that can be greased on the clutch pedal? Any other ideas?
>
> Also, my motor has died twice in the past weeks. I have noticed while at
> idle, it will drop RPM's to about 300 or 400 and the motor shakes, then
> dies. Sometimes it will catch it self and jump RPMs up to around 1000 then
> go back to idle around 600. Could this be a fried spark plug wire or spark
> plug itself?
>
> Steven 2me
> http://www.smokindakota.com
> AOL IM = SmknDakTrk
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