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301 messages, Last post on Sep 21, 2008 at 6:43 PM
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i have a 1992 dodge dakota 4x4 with the v8 it will not run properly sometimes it will start right up and idles great but when i drive a little it dies then when i try to start it back up it doesnt always die though sometimes it does but it just wont take any gas it has also done this while driving ill be riding along at about 25 mph then it just stops accepting gas im pushing the pedal to the floor but she will not respond i have to coast over and manually turn it off and restart it a few times till it will accept the gas again i obtained this truck as is so i do not know what led up to the problems someone please know th3e answer to this cause i can not afford a diagnostic
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Replying to: junkman3 (Feb 21, 2007 10:34 am) A bad PCV valve can also cause this, especially in the winter time when there's higher levels of moisture in the crankcase. The water freezes the PCV plunger as vacuum pulls air through the crankcase, causes reduced air flow (essentially closing the throttle) and stalls the engine. Clogged or partially clogged PCV valve hoses can do the same thing. More serious things could be a bad crankshaft position sensor, a bad intake manifold gasket, or a defective catalytic converter, clogged fuel filter, bad fuel pump. I'd start with the ignition components and closely inspect things. A vehicle that old is bound to have cracked rubber vacuum hoses. Check them all. Best regards, Dusty
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Replying to: dustyk (Mar 01, 2007 6:23 pm) thanks, Tom. |
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Hopefully somebody can assist me with a problem I'm having regarding a waterpump I just installed. I just put a new waterpump on my 2000 Dodge Dakota Pickup. The pump works fine, but the engine tempature skyrockets up to past 260 degrees. I'm thinking their's a vapor lock in the engine that's not letting water flow over the Thermostat, therefore it's not opening to let water flow thru the engine. Hopefully somebody has a solution to this problem. Any assistance anyone can provide will be greatly appreciated. Regards, Joe |
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Replying to: joejet (Feb 18, 2007 12:02 pm) Regards, Dusty
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Replying to: dustyk (Feb 18, 2007 8:27 pm) Thank you for your reply. The engine I have is the 6 cyclinder. I installed a flush kit and that fixed the problem. I talked to a person at a local auto parts store and he said I need to remove the radiator cap and let the engine run. This lets any air bubbles out. Thanks again, Joe |
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| my dakota loses power to the coil when i give it gas.. i have replaced the fuel pump, coil, cam plate under the distributor cap and the oil pressur sending unit.. my truck will idle all day long, i can wiggle wires, vacumn hoses and what ever, and it will stay running, but as soon as i idle up the engine, it dies.... i have a tester on the coil, and it loses fire to it... after i try starting it a few times, sometimes more, it will start back up, but can only idle.. im running out of ideas and money....Engine is a 6 cyl, 3.9 PLEASE HELP !!! Mike | |
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