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dddddd
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2006
19:47:44
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the guys at goodyear told me that if i get a new/junkyard computer for my 2000 dakota that i would have to get it reprogrammed/flash programmed at the dealer, is this true, and why?
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Scott C.
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2006
19:54:28
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yes you'll have to get it reprogrammed cause the PCMs store vehicles VIN number in them so that will have to be changed and thats mainly the reason why... but also it will have the latest reprogamming of certain perameters(codeing) so that engine is running at it top performance...
Scott C.
Royal Auto
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dddddd
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2006
21:41:49
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if i didnt reprogram it what would happen?
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Scott C
Dodge Dakota
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3/21/2006
22:10:16
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well if it was a used PCM and it came from an identicle truck year make and engine it would run your truck but it wouldnt have your VIN recored in it... if ya went to emissions you would probably fail... pending what type of state emissions you have... here anything 96 or new gets tested through vehicle data connector under the dash and it looks at that needed info... they say to reflash it cause there is number of PCMs that can be used from different vehicles... rather a v8 dakota or i4 dakota...
Scott C
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Gaston
Dodge Dakota
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3/22/2006
02:21:55
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Try it and see. We're all just itchin' to know what you find out.
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martinphantom
Dodge Dakota
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3/25/2006
22:21:06
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I tried a salvage yard one once-ran fine-didn't cure my problem though so I took it back out. Was in a s10 truck-96 model-not dodge.
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Kowalski
GenIII
3/26/2006
07:55:11
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My 4.7 '00 ran fine on a boneyard PCM while I was getting the stock one custom flashed; no mil or problems. From what I've heard, some of the other motors can be more senseitive to a PCM with the wrong vin #.
Are you trying to claim a '96 S10 PCM ran your '00 Dak ? I don't believe it would.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way
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I think
Dodge Dakota
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3/26/2006
08:50:06
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he waas saying he tried it in his S-10 but never tried the same thing in his dodge.
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ch4ngv
Dodge Dakota
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3/27/2006
11:28:28
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I also ran a scrapyard PCM for awhile. The check engine and brake light idiot lights would come on. The truck ran fine. Dealer mechanic tried to clear but said the VIN's did not match between the ABS controller and the PCM. He said I needed a new ABS controller and that it could be flashed with the correct VIN. This is still wrong as the ABS controller would need the VIN from the salvage yard truck. He said he could not assign a new VIN to the PCM. This also is not true because Mike Leach, KRC and others offer a VIN update!
In the end I went back to my original PCM and bought a Superchips Micro-tuner and used it to get rid of the "Death Flash" previously installed by the dealer.
The scrapyard PCM was from the same year and optioned Dakota.
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