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Davy
Gen II
 
7/26/2009
15:20:24
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 Subject: Takin Dakota cross country
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I bought a 95 Dakota and drive it for about a month and it's
been in the shop for at least three months. The biggest issue
I have is she just will randomly not start. I got her in the
winter and didn't realize how many things were wrong. Well I
used to live in Ohio and now live in Colorado and need to
drive it down here so i'll have a vehicle. We replaced the
computer and only had an issue once since. It's highly
possible I'll be on here frequently requesting help with it.
Judging by some of the forums I've read on here there are
many helpful people. I look forward to hearing from ya'll and
hopefully won't be stranded somewhere along this trip.
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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7/26/2009
20:28:49
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Davy, good luck on the trip. One thing you may want to check is the splice(I think it's labeled as #115 in the schematic) under the PDC. It's about 6 inches back below the fusebox. #wires spliced to one. It Is not uncommon for this factory splice to get corroded and cause no starting problems.
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Davy
Gen II
7/26/2009
23:13:48
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Thanks so much! I'll be sure to check that as soon as I get
back and keep ya posted
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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7/28/2009
08:19:02
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Does it crank when it fails to start?
Another possibility is misaligned shift linkage. If it won't crank, put it in neutral and wiggle the shift lever while turning the key.
Also, check fault codes:
http://www.allpar.com/fix/codes/index.html
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Davy
Gen II
7/28/2009
16:44:56
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Yeah it'll crank. The first time I did like you said and wiggled
to shifter a little bit and it kicked over. I'll check the codes out
to tho.
Thank you
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J and J Auto
GenII
7/29/2009
04:29:14
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computer plug
when it does not start check pin number 3 and 9
1 has power all the time 1 on/off with key
if either is not there its the splice you need to
undo the wire harnas about 6" back from the power
dist box under hood a red wire goes to 3 other
wires remove splice and solde all togather this
was a very common prob on the G2 trucks
There is also a TSB on this tech service bulliton
It happend to my truck when it was just a year old
1995 4x4
Larry
J&J Auto
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davy
Gen II
8/04/2009
04:15:42
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The problem was the spilce, it was broke just as described. Thanks guys.
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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8/04/2009
09:22:42
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Glad to hear it was a such a simple fix. Now, go and enjoy that Dak!
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Toddhater
Dodge Dakota
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8/04/2009
18:24:06
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Todd Bouton is a SH!T B@G
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