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sir_scarecrow
Dodge Dakota
12/20/2001
17:46:38
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I have an 88 4wd v6 w/ TBI. I have a 180 t-stat installed thats really the only mod. Recently started cutting out but not all the time is real weak and sluggish. I've only had it a couple of mo's yesterday it just dies while i'm going down the road at 55mph I pull over and try to start it it just turns over and over so i get out look under the hood check the coil wires all looks and feels snug so I try it again nuttin' well then I disconnect the + bat cable put it right back on and she starts right up still running like crap though the only code im getting is that the engine is running to cold??
please help!!
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CW
GenIII
12/20/2001
19:40:44
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I vote for the pickup in the distributor
2001 4.7 5sp 3.92 LSD sport plus
Ported throttle body, IAT adjuster, flowmaster cat back, adjusted TPS from .51v to .76v, 4" cold air intake
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Me
Dodge Dakota
12/21/2001
09:35:59
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Maybe a coolant sensor telling the pcm the temp is too cold. Then computer sends more fuel trying to help the engine warm up. Too much fuel & it runs like cr@p.
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Bill55
Dodge Dakota
12/25/2001
19:40:23
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my daughter's dak was running too cold, the factory thermostat fell apart so it was wide open all the time.
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sir_scarecrow
Dodge Dakota
1/03/2002
17:47:24
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well I am no longer getting the running cold code but now it's missing pretty constantly and dies frequently replaced the pick up in the dist. but to no avail any suggestion will be sincerely appreciated...also i know that the fuel filter and oxy sensor are fairly new
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paul
Dodge Dakota
1/03/2002
21:39:46
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i had the same truck a few years back. is there a lot of black smoke coming out of the tail pipe all the time?
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Simpleman96
Dodge Dakota
1/04/2002
14:55:18
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Good chance its the fuel pump. I talked with someone on the General board last week with same problems. His was same year as well, 88. Mines a 96 and had alternating codes. It said it was o2 sensor, then too cold, and finaly #6 misfiring, but I had good spark. The fuel pump was making a humming noise constantly, and thats not normal. Turns out that was the prob. $220 bucks and about 4 to 6 hours of work and it runs awsome.
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sir_scarecrow
Dodge Dakota
1/04/2002
23:28:15
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not smoking at all
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Tony
Dodge Dakota
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1/08/2002
05:33:28
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It might be your cat. converter.
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Zaurusman
Dodge Dakota
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1/08/2002
09:32:25
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Is your temp gauge correct or at least consistent? If it seems to move about or isn't reading correctly it could be the temp sensor out - that confuses the heck outta the PCM. Dunno if that applies to your year though.
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Zaurusman
'98 RC Red Sport V6 5spd 3.21 15x8's
http://www.tiborsrealm.com/Dakota/Index.htm
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