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Corey
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1/06/2005
16:46:49
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 Subject: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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First time poster and I'm having a problem with my 99 dodge dakota. I was gone for about 12 days which meant it sat in the garage for that time and ever since that day it will not idle without me putting my foot on the gas. I thought maybe the lines needed to be run for a little bit so I held my foot on the gas around 1500 rpms to get it going. I then lifted my foot and it immediately died. I tried this 3 times and after the 3rd time it wouldn't start. I gave up and took the wife's car to work and when I came back that night I attempted to start the truck again and the same thing happened. It started I ran it for about 10 mins and it immediately dies.
Other symptoms are Radio stations constantly are losing configuration. The amp gauge shows the battery has a full charge.
Any ideas what could be wrong? I thought maybe the battery or the alternator but it seems like it could be some sort of fuel injection problem since both the battery and alternator are keeping things charged.
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1/06/2005
17:12:48
|  RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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how old is that battery? load test it. that's probably your problem.
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Corey
Dodge Dakota
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1/07/2005
09:09:13
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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The battery is the original battery. I was planning on taking it in this weekend to wal-mart to see if that was the problem.
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Bob Lincoln
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1/07/2005
12:29:07
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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"The amp gauge shows the battery has a full charge." I believe these are all VOLTMETERS, not AMMETERS, therefore, they show either the battery voltage or the regulator output voltage, whichever is higher. It does NOT show the health of the battery. Have a load test performed after a full charge.
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Phil
Dodge Dakota
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1/11/2005
21:13:35
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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i had the same problem with my 99 dak and i ran this stuff called Sea Foam through my throttle body. It actually fixed the problem in about 2 days after I ran it. It got better each time.
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Corey
Dodge Dakota
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1/13/2005
10:14:37
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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It was the battery, changed it out and it ran fine.
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webos
Dodge Dakota
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1/13/2005
14:37:21
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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speaking of throttle body, which throttle body should i upgrade to in a 99 v6 sport? im not into offroad, im mostly just looking for HP gains
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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1/13/2005
16:07:50
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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find a cheap V8 TB, same year as your truck. you'll see a difference. unless you want to spend more, get an F & B. the V8 works good for me and my '00.
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GB2000
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1/13/2005
16:56:31
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I was gonna suggest it was IAC related...guess I was wrong. lol
Yeah...get a V8 tb from what is it? 96+ 5.2L or 5.9L (both are the same size)... just to be safe, go with 97+. I can't remember if the 96 tb will work or not...
I think Larry usually puts it like this...
Good - v8 tb
Better - Fastman tb
Best - F&B tb
Thing is...you will pay a lot more for the Fastman and F&B.
Josh
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fandango
Dodge Dakota
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7/16/2011
12:24:51
| RE: 99 Dakota 3.9L won't idle
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after replacing my TB i now can read minds and have super powers! Where can i find a good crimr fighters suuit? Also, i now can play the trumpet and like chinese food!!
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