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#282 of 378 need help my truck is loosing power by hawaiipup Jun 17, 2008 (6:20 am)
heres the senerio i was on cruise control at 55 mpg suddenly dakota jumps off cruise i hear a little pop from the engine gets knocked down to 30 mpg pummping gas can hear the motor misfire but still losing power have to pump the gas to keep going til i get home shes a 94 model i had already put new wires and plugs but rechecked them anyway could it possibly be a fuel pump or rotor these are suggestions from my step son i know i need to replace the sensor above the transmission but hadnt yet and i had replaced the sensor on the rear im afraid to drive her cuz its hot and i dont want to leave her on the road any suggestions would be appreaciated
#284 of 378 2002 quad cabb 4.7 ideling problems by rich14 Jun 30, 2008 (4:55 am)
I have a 02 quad cab 4x4 with a 4.7 and the idle from start goes about 2000 rpm and then goes down and right back up again. if i leave it just sit there it will calm down until i put the air on then it does the same thing, any help???? at wits end here. sitting at stoplights it will idle up as well thus having to press brake more Replies to this message: bpeebles (Jun 30, 2008 4:21 pm)
#285 of 378 Re: 2002 quad cabb 4.7 ideling problems [rich14] by bpeebles Jun 30, 2008 (4:21 pm)
Replying to: rich14 (Jun 30, 2008 4:55 am) Clean the IAC (Idle Air Controller)
#286 of 378 oil pressure 96 dakota by jprice3 Jul 09, 2008 (5:21 pm)
I just bought a 96 6 cyl with 170k miles. The engine is not using any oil anf all cylinders are burning clean. There is, however, some constant lifter noise. The alarming issue is that the oil pressure warning light comes on at idle (600 rpm) shortly followed by the gauge. Both go out at 1100 rpm. Suggestions? Replies to this message: bpeebles (Jul 11, 2008 5:44 pm)
#287 of 378 oil pressure 96 dakota by ronslakie1 Jul 10, 2008 (3:43 am)
Sounds as though a good possibility would be some oil sludge build up. The oil light stared flickering occasionally in my wife's Mercury Grand Marquis recently (112K miles) and I ran some motor flush through it for five minutes before the last oil change. That was 3K miles ago and I have not seen the oil light come on again. It is probably worth a try on yours, especially with that kind of mileage on it.
#288 of 378 Re: oil pressure 96 dakota [jprice3] by bpeebles Jul 11, 2008 (5:44 pm)
Replying to: jprice3 (Jul 09, 2008 5:21 pm) I agree with the last appender. Try what he suggests (motor flush) to help clean out the gunk from inside the engine and lifters.   Also, you may try a can of STP oil treatment when you put the fresh oil in it. This will add extra detergents to the oil to help clean up the lifters. The STP oil treatment also improves viscosity (thickens the oil) which will help quiet the lifter-rattle.   You should EXPECT the oil to get dirty pretty quickly with the STP in it. You may as well use inexpensive oil because you will be draining it before 3,000 miles.   If you are REALLY serious about cleaning the inside of your engine. Consider running MOBIL1 synthetic after that. The synthetic oils are extremely good at scrubbing the inside of an engine sqeeky-clean.   I once bought a car that had 1/4 inch of gunk on the inside of the valve-cover.... I started to run only MOBIL1 in that engine. About a year later, I removed the valve-cover to adjust the valves and I could SEE MY REFLECTION in the shiny metal on the underside.
#289 of 378 2003 Battery Clamps by retired8 Jul 31, 2008 (2:38 am)
My original equipment battery finally died. I had a heck of a time removing the clamps which were like none I've worked with before. They were dug into the posts very deeply and I had to mess them up getting them off. My question: is there a special tool to remove and replace those? Can I just get a normal clamp and somehow clamp the old cables to the new clamps. Or do I have to get it to the dealer for their expertise? Thanks.
#290 of 378 a whole lotta shakin in my motor help!!! by hawaiipup Jul 31, 2008 (6:50 am)
hi i have a 94 dakota as i was going to a town 18 miles away only drivin 55mph she begins to jerk and shake i took my foot off the gas and pushed it again she regained then began shakin again that tappered off she was fine i could feel her shakin as i maintained 55mph at one point i had to pull over and just shut down can anyone help i did put some gas treatment in but do get a little bit of shakin on my trip home
#291 of 378 94 dakota 3.9 question by henryh2 Jul 31, 2008 (9:24 pm)
I have a 94 dakota 5 spd I filled fuel tank to filler neck and was driving 40 mph about 8 miles from shell sta when motor lost power I floored it got no response it sputtered and died.I could get it to start and idle and it would die after 30-45 seconds.I waited 10 minutes it started I put it into 1st it drove 15 yards and it died again.I went home to get vehicle to tow dakota home I returned 2 hours later I started it and it ran normal so I pulled out onto road drove it to stop sign about 100 yards and died again . I towed it home next day it would start and idle for about 1 minute then quit .It started for me 5x now it won't start,I'm quessing it might be a fuel problem I figured bad gas maybe fuel filter,I went to parts store and they told me this dakota has a internal filter and I need to replace fuel pump cost $160.00 It seems to be a fuel problem but I'm not sure are there some other things that would cause this? what should I be checking. I also checked for codes and I got 23 and 5

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