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Spark plug coil keeps overheating and burning up same cylinder

Tiny
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  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
  • 120,000 MILES
Same spark plug coil keeps melting now truck does not sound right or run right, what could be the problem I changed all the plugs and put a 3rd coil on and still coil is overheating and now truck sounds wrong
Saturday, September 28th, 2013 AT 10:00 AM

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Tiny
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What's the code?
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Saturday, September 28th, 2013 AT 10:59 AM
Tiny
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Po 3oo po 303 po306 p0 356 number 6 cylinder is the one that keeps overheating
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Sunday, September 29th, 2013 AT 10:07 AM
Tiny
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Misfires are very hard to diagnose but have a pro look at it as you are probably getting to much voltage wrecking the coil. This can be an asd relay circuit problem a pcm, capacitors, or the coil circuit is either open or shorted to ground causeing this
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Sunday, September 29th, 2013 AT 3:35 PM

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