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#9 of 68 small electric problem 90' Dakota by today Mar 04, 2008 (10:39 am)
Hi , I have a 90' dodge dakota 4 cyl. pickup. going 50 miles an hour and just stops running. No spark plug fire. No spark from coil center line. Distributor coupler disconnect - cross lines 2 an 3 and no spark from coil. Coil is good. check for open in lines 2 and 3, good to comp. Negative line from computer to coil is positive charge 12 volt when ignition is on, no charge on the positive line to the coil. When ignition is turned on a charge of voltage is measured in meter at distributor coupler line number 1 orange- then goes away. Why no spark? Why positive charge on negative line to Coil? Why does charge on line 1 go away? Coil good. Lines clear. Battery good 12 volt. Fuel pump good with fuel.      Today Montgomery in the woods
#11 of 68 dodge dakota 3.9 throttlebody by mlitteral Mar 08, 2008 (8:34 pm)
will start right up in the mornings but dies several times takes afew minutesto start back then it runs great the rest of the day tried starting fluid when it dies so i dont believe it is a fuel problem.itonly does it when the motor is cold just cant figure it out.
#13 of 68 3.9L Dakota starts nice, but misfires when warming up??? by dennis39 Apr 15, 2008 (3:13 pm)
Hi everyone, I hope you can help me here. I have recently replaced the crank sensor in my 98 dakota (156,000km) and everything ran fine for a week or so. Then it began to misfire while approaching normal operating temp (around 3 minutes down the road). It misfires, lurches, and sputters while only allowing 30km/hr speed. This goes on for 10-15minutes and then rights itself. I've replaced all plugs, plug wires, and the distributer. If I park it and it cools down for 5 minutes, the same thing happens. A different mechanic has suggested spraying the ignition coil with water to find out if that's the weak link... Any other suggestions? Replies to this message: dustyk (Apr 15, 2008 6:49 pm)
#14 of 68 Re: 3.9L Dakota starts nice, but misfires when warming up??? [dennis39] by dustyk Apr 15, 2008 (6:49 pm)
Replying to: dennis39 (Apr 15, 2008 3:13 pm) Did this problem start suddenly, or did it slowly progress to this point?   May I assume that when the problem occurred you replaced ignition components and the problem still persists in the same way?   Have you replaced the distributor cap and rotor?   Regards, Dusty
#15 of 68 95 5.2 Dakota just dyes by chip16 Apr 21, 2008 (12:34 pm)
Sometimes you can drive 2 miles sometimes 20 feet. cold hot doesn't matter it just seems to lose all ignition but indicator lights stay on. turn off the key for 10 seconds and it fires back up. I can leave the truck idling in the drive for an hour no problem in park or with the brake set in gear. I have replaced the coil, Oxygen sensor and tried puting a wedge in the auto shut off relay Replies to this message: hillbilly99 (Sep 05, 2009 10:39 am)
#16 of 68 2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Quad Cab 4.7L magnum dying by paco161 Jul 23, 2008 (1:11 pm)
Hi all, I have a 2000 Dodge Dakota that lately has been randomly dying on me. I'm not entirely sure what the problem is and I currently don't have the money to have a shop fix it so I'm trying to figure this out myself. The problem is that completely at random the truck will just shut down. I was told originally that the issue is a computer problem and that when this happens the odometer should read "no bus", but it does not and never has. The truck also just quietly dies. It doesn't stall or jerk or anything. It just...dies. No fuss, no nothing. I try to crank it again and it doesn't crank back up immediately. However, when this happens, all the electronics work just fine. The radio, windows, gears shift, odometer works, and the starter turns over, but the engine doesn't start. The thing is that I've never had to have it towed because I can wait about 10-15 minutes and the thing starts right back up again. I apologize for the long post, but I really need this figured out. Thanks for all the help. Replies to this message: dustyk (Jul 24, 2008 7:13 pm) paco161 (Jul 25, 2008 11:16 am) hillbilly99 (Sep 05, 2009 10:46 am)
#17 of 68 Re: 2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Quad Cab 4.7L magnum dying [paco161] by dustyk Jul 24, 2008 (7:13 pm)
Replying to: paco161 (Jul 23, 2008 1:11 pm) Two things come immediately to mind.   I have recently seen a bad Ignition Switch on an older RAM that was causing the same symptoms.   Another possibility is intermittent Automatic Shutdown Relay or a stalling fuel pump.   Regards, Dusty Replies to this message: paco161 (Jul 25, 2008 11:16 am)
#18 of 68 Re: 2000 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Quad Cab 4.7L magnum dying [dustyk] by paco161 Jul 25, 2008 (11:16 am)
Replying to: dustyk (Jul 24, 2008 7:13 pm) Thanks!

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