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94sport
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8/24/2004
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Hi, everyone. I have a '94 Dodge Dakota Sport (hence the name) with a 3.9 and a 5-spd, with 124,300 miles. Here's my problem: The engine sputters randomly, as though if there's a miss. It mostly happens while accelerating, but it will occur while cruising too. The funny thing is that it will only sputter when there's less than a half tank of gas left. This doesn't happen everytime I acclerate, but only certain times. Does anyone else have this type of problem and what can I do to fix this? Thanks for you help; I appreciate it.
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89 dakota
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8/24/2004
04:36:33
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i have two 89 dakota's w/ the 3.9l and a 94 w/ a 5.2, and one of my 3.9's sputters (actually makes it sound like it has a wicked cam in it) when i just barely rest my foot on the gas, i haven't had any problems with it missing accelorating before though.
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8/24/2004
09:24:09
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I get that kind of action on my 95 when tank gets
down below 1/4 .
Suspect that fuel pump getting weak ! ?
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GB2000
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8/24/2004
10:06:23
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From what I've read...those are signs that your fuel pump is going bad. Since your pump is cooled by the gasoline in the tank, when the tank begins to run low, the pump overheats and begins to cut out.
Josh
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857pop
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2004
10:19:51
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Mine did the same thing too, only not the fuel issue. Mine would do it all the time. Turned out the #6 spark plug was not only gapped wrong, it had NO gap. The bridge was completely shut. Some idiot giving me a tune up had managed to bend the bridge all the way shut while putting it in.
I agree with the others that it is probably a fuel pump issue, because you said it only does it with a half tank of gas or less.......BUT, It couldn't hurt to pop in new spark plugs first. And it's dang sure a whole lot cheaper to try. If it fixes the problem, you've saved about $300, if it doesn't, it's the fuel pump. Then you'll know.
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mhall02
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8/24/2004
10:31:00
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When was the last time it had a tune up (new plugs, wires, cap and rotor)? Could be the fuel pump but as mentioned above, it is a lot cheaper to change these things first before replacing the pump. This happening at half a tank does make one suspicious of the fuel pump, however.
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3mopars
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8/24/2004
11:15:31
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Another thing to check is the distributer pick up (halls effect switch)
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94sport
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8/24/2004
17:20:46
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I replaced the spark plugs about a year and a half ago when I first bought the truck, but come to think of it, it's been a while since it had a tune up. I'll take care of the fuel pump issue and see if that's the problem. Thanks for your help, guys.
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