1992 Dodge Dakota dies at will

Tiny
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  • 1992 DODGE DAKOTA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 151,000 MILES
I may have two issues. We can be driving along, at any speed or idle, any ambieant temp, time of day ect. And the truck will just die, not a sputter die, a flat out complete power loss. Now, sometimes (driving along) you just press on the accellerator and Bam, she picks right up. If at a light, it will sometimes start after several ign. Key cycles, as many as ten. Sometimes with accellerator movement, sometimes not. Here is why I think I have two issues. Once when it died, I went to check spark. I removeda plug wire at the plug, inserted screw driver and held it close to ground and had wife turn it over and Bam, start right up again. I do this if she wont start after about 7 start attempts. Once it dies, I can go out and pull the coil wire to dist. At the dist. And hold it just far enough away for a small (.35) gap and she will fire up, everytime with this proceedure. My local shop could not pick up any codes, none. Fuel pressue is great as well. I have replaced plugs, wires cap rotor and pick up coil. Gentlman, I am a 55 yr old retired tech of 25 yrs. Any simular complaints like this? Lenny
Sunday, June 13th, 2010 AT 6:18 AM

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Tiny
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Lenny:

Welcome to our site. I have delt with a similar problem. It was a map sensor (located on the front of the throttle body. Reqires a 25 torx to remove.) I was driving around with the scanner plugged in. By luck, I saw the voltage drop in the map sensor. Have you ever lost spark?
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Sunday, June 13th, 2010 AT 11:37 AM
Tiny
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I am not sure, every time it has died and I went to check for spark by removing a plug wire and give a little gap with a screw driver, she immediatly starts right up.
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Sunday, June 13th, 2010 AT 2:21 PM
Tiny
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I have to say, that is my first guess. It sounds just like what I delt with.
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Monday, June 14th, 2010 AT 12:34 AM

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