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andrew
Dodge Dakota
11/08/2001
22:30:38
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 Subject: 318 keeps dying
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I have a 93 Dakota 4x4 with 5.2 and auto. More often than not it keeps dying while I am starting out or driving around under 35mph. If I try and give it gas as it is sometimes "sputtering" and trying to stay going, it wants to die even more. If I pop it into neutral, it will start righ away and sometimes it will start back up on its own before I put it out of gear. I changed the cap/rotor, plugs, wires, fuel filter, etc less than 10,000 miles ago. What could it be?
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CW
Gen III
11/08/2001
22:37:34
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Try cleaning the throttle body and IAS motor.
Here is how if you don't know how.http://www.speedtweaks.net/Tips_Tricks.htm#CleanTB
4.7 5sp RC 3.91 sport plus
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andrew
Dodge Dakota
11/08/2001
22:40:37
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Awhile I cleaned the IAC plunger and may have twisted it a bit. Could that be the problem? How much do they cost?
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CW
Gen III
11/08/2001
22:54:15
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I wouldn't worry about twisting it as long as it wasn't excessive. I have to get more sleep I answered your question on both boards.
4.7 5sp RC 3.91 sport plus
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andrew
Dodge Dakota
11/08/2001
23:15:29
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Thanks for the help CW.
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Steph
Dodge Dakota
12/14/2001
03:38:08
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Change the pick-up coil in your distributor, I guarantee you your 318 will live again. Yours truly, Personal experience. P.S. Let me know how you make out.
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andrew
Dodge Dakota
12/14/2001
11:03:19
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Where on the distributer is the pick-up coil? Did you notice any power improvements?
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Steph
Dodge Dakota
12/14/2001
19:27:04
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The pick-up coil is underneath the rotor, it's a little black donut looking thing about 1/4" thick with 2 wires and a plug at the end. I went through exactly what you are discribing with the stalling. I'd be driving along and all of a sudden the tach would drop to 0 and the engine would cut out. As you said I would put it in neutral and it would fire right back up. Sometimes I would go 2 days without a problem and other times it would happen a dozen times a day. And as you said sometimes it would cut out and back to running before Icould even react(this would usually occur at higher speeds). 2 months of headaches and about 3 garages later this 1 mechanic told me he was sure it was the pick-up coil, $42.95 canadian. In a final act of desperation I changed it. problem solved. I did some reading up on this because what was throwing everyone for a loop was that when the cut out would occur there would be no spark and no fuel. I found out that the reason is that your pick-up coil feeds your computer a tach reading. when the pick-up coil cuts the tach the computer shuts down both the fuel system and ignition. Hope this helps. Peace.
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Rascal
Dodge Dakota
12/17/2001
11:15:38
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Great information Steph, thanks!
Rascal
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james carter
Dodge Dakota
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10/07/2003
10:37:07
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lately, my dodge has been dying just like the people said in other e-mails.i cleaned out the throttle body. the truck ran great after that but the next week, it started to die again. what should i do ?
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Start
Dodge Dakota
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10/07/2003
17:21:24
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a new post, with more details.
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Cota
Dodge Dakota
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10/09/2003
10:05:56
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I cant get my Dakota to run right. I just put a new cam in it. I think it something to do with the computer being dumb and it not being able to adjust the timing. Does anybody have a solution.
It is a 93 5.2 318
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