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93DakDan
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2006
17:17:00
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I was wondering if someone could help me figure out why my 93 3.9L Dakota has started dying when at idle. It has never done this before, when I stop at a stop sign it just quits. I might just be bad gas but I was wondering if anyone else had any thoughts.
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Josh P.
Dodge Dakota
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4/10/2006
17:45:27
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Could be your idle controller. Older ones it called a Automatic Idle Speed Controller or I- Something-Something. Newer ones I think Idle Air Controller Valve. It hooks up right a the throttle linkage. I thinks its between 60-120 dollars. I replaced mine and it fixed it... it would idle funny and at stop lights I'd throw it in Neutral and keep the idle above 1300RPMs just to keep it going. Then rev it as the light turn green. VVVRRMMMM. Also had issues with gas like fuel injector and fuel filter. But those you can usually tell the difference being not a sensor related issue. Thinks that will do it for starters. late.
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J and J Auto
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4/10/2006
17:46:21
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posible lockup TCC valve stuck
does it do it while starting and idleing or after
driving and stoping
Back of throttle body remove IAC idle air control
spray clean with carb cleaner also seat in body
do not push pull or twist plunger
Bad state of tune posible tuneup needed
a very bad o2 will also cause dying at idle
posible bad vac leak, PVC valve
there is a start let us know what you find
Larry
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93DakDan
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
18:08:19
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I does ok at first but after driving & stopping at a sign it dies. I have been doing what Josh P. does, put her in nuetral and rev the engine until I can go.
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Matt
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
18:20:11
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Do what larry says:
"Back of throttle body remove
IAC idle air control
spray clean with carb cleaner
also seat in body
do not push pull or twist plunger"
Very brief but look into the cleaning what was mentioned. I didn't know about cleaning it and replaced it. Not a really cheap part.
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93DakDan
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
18:48:44
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I will start out by cleaning the IAC. What do you mean by "seat in body", Are you just saying careful when removing it? sorry im still in high school & still learning.
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zzark
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4/11/2006
19:08:26
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I think Larry means after the IAC is removed, to clean the area where the IAC came from. And be careful with the IAC.
zzark
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93DakDan
Dodge Dakota
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4/11/2006
19:24:47
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I cleaned the IAC & found the "plunger" so I know what you are talking about but it is still not wanting to stay running. I guess the IAC could be bad. There is a new O2 sensor already in it and I have kept up to date with tune ups so scratch those of the list of troubleshooting. What next?
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