KevinZ
Dodge Dakota
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11/22/2004
22:29:07
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 Subject: Problem with my 96 Dakota/Fuel pressure?
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Hi my truck is a 1996 Dakota auto 2 wheel drive with a 3.9. It's always had this intermittent stalling/stumbling and backfiring problem. Since the truck is under warranty from the dealer I got it at, I had a new timing chain with tensioners put in. I did a complete tune up including plugs wires cap/rotor coil PCV valve and air filter. It has run better, but it still stalls out when started. A friend of mine told me to check the fuel pressure. So I went to the hoby shop on base and paid $1.25 to use the gauge there, and I only got 36-38 PSI out of the pump at idle. My Haynes manual says that the fuel pressure is different in 1996 than the earlier years, and I should have 44-55 PSI. Also, with just key on and not starting the engine, the pressure would go up to around 20-ish PSI and then drop off to zero. Since my pressure is that low, could this be a culprit? It also doesn't feel as strong on the highway as it used to.
Thanks guys!
Kevin
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