spark plug coil keeps overheating and burning up same cylinder

2002 DODGE DAKOTA
120,000 MILES
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MUSTANGMANXYZ
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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
Sep 28, 2013 at 10:00 AM
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what's the code?
Sep 28, 2013 at 10:59 AM
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MUSTANGMANXYZ
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po 3oo po 303 po306 p0 356 number 6 cylinder is the one that keeps overheating
Sep 29, 2013 at 10:07 AM
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HMAC300
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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
Sep 29, 2013 at 3:35 PM
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