Dodge Dakota Questions
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Dodge Dakota
Sat, 15 Jan 2011
i have a 1997 dodge dakota slt V6, it has about ...
i have a 1997 dodge dakota slt V6, it has about 211,000 miles on it, alot i knmow, and has had many problems in its time, especially electrical. Now i have problems that i just cant begin to understand.
First it seems that when i drive my truck for the first time in the day it rides perfectly fine, however any time after that everything goes bad. if i am driving on the freeway it seems to struggle to coast, also it will jerk sputter and backfire, other times while on the freeway the engine will sputt lose power then kick back on after about 30-45 seconds.
Secondly, the truck seems to die everytime i come to a stop or am idleing at a stop sign or red light, sometimes the engine will start right away and run fine untill the next stop, other times the engine will start and die as soon as i get it into drive, and other times my truck wont start untill three or four times of trying to turn it over.
some of these diagnostics lead me to believe that it is indeed another electrical problem, but others lead me to believe that there is something wrong with the fuel pump, lines or injectors.
any ideas?
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