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378 messages, Last post on Nov 25, 2009 at 9:20 PM
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I have a 1993 Dakota with a V6 and standard shift, I bought a wrecked 1995 with a 318 in it and a auto shift. I used all the wiring from the truck the 318 came out of and the computer also. The install went easy and the truck runs awesome, BUT now the code 12 Mem power loss and all the transmision codes for the automatic comes up because the whipes were left unhooked. Now the truck will run fine but when putting it in the forward gears it will drive for a undetermined length of time or distance and shut right down, the tach drops to 0 and the engine slowly dies down to nothing. Now I took it for a ride last week and it did ok but it of course died and wouldnt stay running when shifted from park to 1st gear etc. , I tried it in revearse and it ran great and I drove it in revearse all the way home about 5 miles and it didnt die out at all untill I pulled in the driveway and went to pull it forward into the parking spot and it died. HELP!!! I want my dakota back for the winter, Thanks ahead of time for any replies 
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My cruise control doesn't work. I checked the fuse and it's fine. I have a 93 dodge dakota V6. 3.9L I've been searching for seven years on how to fix the problem. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Replying to: rolandtignor (Dec 17, 2007 7:33 am) |
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2000 4.7 Dakota. All systems check good reads po171 lean.....Should be simple Tried every thing, but blows black smoke. 02 sensors working no leaks data all good. even tried ecm.Any one had same problem. Thanks
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Replying to: stinky324 (Dec 21, 2007 5:45 am) The 2000 4.7L was available with 2 emmissions packages depending on where your truck was sold. 1) The "standard" emmissions package had 1 catalitic converter and one O2 sensor. 2) The "boarder state emmissions package" had 3 catalitic converter and 4 O2 sensors. Which emmissions package does your 2000 have?
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Replying to: bpeebles (Dec 21, 2007 7:02 pm)
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Replying to: stinky324 (Dec 22, 2007 6:07 am) Since the computer is reporting a "lean" condition... then it is the computer which is telling the injectors to squirt too much fuel (and blow black smoke) You need to keep looking into why the computer *thinks* the engine is running too lean.... this is usually the MAP sensor or the O2 sensors. A good diagnostic software installed on a laptop computer can actually show your all the signals going into the computer. (Including the MAP and O2 signals) That is what I use to diagnose these kinds of issues.
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Replying to: bpeebles (Dec 22, 2007 5:04 pm)
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Replying to: stinky324 (Dec 24, 2007 5:22 am) As a professionl technician , somtimes you have to think "outside the box". Ask youself what else besides the obvious can cause the engine-computer to *think* the engine is running too lean. I have heard of a weak battery causing Dakota engine-computer to behave weird.... have you validated that the battery is fully charged and all cells check out with hydrometer?
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i want to put a small block 350 in my dakota but before that i want to do a frame swap dose anyone know what kind of frame i should go to?
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