Jon I had my '95 DAK quit on me a few weeks back and the problem was traced
to the "crank triggering sensor" which sets on the passenger side of the
engine--all the way in the back where the tranny bolts up. It's very hard to
see.
Tim Roller
'95 SLT+ CC 5.2 Auto 3/4 R/T
Emerald Green
----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Steiger <stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 1999 12:07 AM
Subject: DML: Dak stalled yet again
>
> Well, the Dak stalled again. :-P
>
> It happened when I left work. I started up the Dak, and let it idle
> while I was screwing around with my cellphone. It was idling for maybe 10
> minutes, and it just quit. The outside temp wasn't extremely hot (about
80
> I think), but the truck *was* idling for a while and the engine was pretty
> hot. I'm thinking heat has something to do with it. The other times it
> has stalled are after running for about 30-40 minutes on the freeway with
> the A/C on (on a very hot day). (It also stalled a couple of more times
on
> that hot day.), and also at stoplights on a warm but not overly hot day.
> (though in all cases, the engine was quite hot)
>
> I let it sit for a while thinking I'd let it cool down a but, but it
> still didn't want to start. According to my fuel pressure guage, I've got
> fuel, so I thought maybe I'm not getting spark. I pulled the wire off the
> coil, stuck a screwdriver in the end, and braced it up on the air cleaner
> next to the S-bolt so I could watch for a spark while cranking the engine
> (I've gotta get one of those trigger things so I can crank the engine from
> the engine bay.) After realizing that I was being a complete idiot (hey,
> it was a bad day at work) :-), I re-connected the coil wire to the coil,
> pulled the other end off the distributor, and tested THAT. I didn't see
> any spark. I tried a few times, but didn't notice anything. So, I
> reconnected the coil wire, pulled the #2 and #4 spark plug wires (they are
> in a loom together so its easier to pull both than take 'em out of the
loom
> so I can just pull one). ANYWAY, I did the screwdriver thing again (with
a
> plug wire), got inside the truck, and cranked it. This time I definitely
> saw sparks, and the engine started. I shut it down, reconnected the plug
> wires, and fired it up. Its been running fine ever since.
>
> Interestingly, the first time this happened, (several weeks ago) I was
> checking for spark, and as soon as I pulled the wires from the plugs to
> check, it started. I don't know if its just a coincidence or not, but if
> this happens again, that's the first thing I'm going to try. Of course,
it
> may just be that by the time I got around to that, the engine had cooled
down.
>
> The things I've done already to try to fix this problem are:
>
> replaced fuel pump module (prior to getting a fuel pressure guage)
> replaced distributor pickup
> tried using a different relay in the starter relay slot
>
> I'm starting to think this may be an ignition or coil problem. I
thought
> I'd post here to see if anyone had any ideas before I try to explain this
> to the dealer. :-)
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> -Jon-
>
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