No Spark

Thank You For That, And I Believe That You Are Very Correct When You Say That You Don't Believe They Know What They Are Talking About. They Were Given More Than Enough Information That You Supplied For This And All Your Help I Would Like To Thank You For Everything. Very Gratefully Yours Odell Whitman.

You are very welcome... it will cost more by going through the dealer but may be your best bet in getting the part. Or like I suggested check with another parts store and see what they say.

Thanks Again My Friend, I Took Your Advice And Checked With Another Store And Found One Right Away. I Will Be Picking It Up Today Thanks To All Your Help. Have A Great One, You Deserve It !!

Well I Bought A New Computer For My 1987 Dodge Dakota, But This Truck Is Still Not Firing. Got Anymore Ideas What Is Keeping It From Firing ?

Sorry, been sick and still not feelin to good....

OK, since head not to clear let me ask a few of the others for some input.

I Am Very Sorry To Hear That You Have Been Sick And Still Not feeling Well. I Hope You Get To Feeling Better Very Soon. There Is No Need To Rush With This Wait Until You Are Well And Feeling Great Before You Make A Reply To Me. Hope You Feel Better Soon. ( Get Lot's Of Rest)

Sorry, not my month... after getting over sickness computer crashed and of course with it under warranty had to send back to manufacturer just got back and still not right. Keeps crashing and shutting down for no reason. So, now waiting for yet another box to package it and send back again.

Anyway, I guess none of the other techs on here are going to give any input so let me do some checking around in my books and on Mitchell1 and see what else I can figure out. And will post back in a day or 2.

Thanks For All The Help, But I Know Everyone Was Getting Tired Of Messing With This. I was Tired Of It Also So I Decided To Put A End To The Whole Thing, So I Just Went Ahead And Junked It. I Think This Will Give All Of Use A Great Relief. Thanks For Everything And Always Be Blessed And May All You Days Be Good. Odell R. Whitman.

1987 dodge dakota has no fire to the coil. I did the test mentioned in the manual. I need some info on the relays and if they could be the problem

No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs,coil's resistances,cap and rotor,distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it and keep testing

I have a 87 dakota with a carburated 3.9L. Its starts and idles good when cold but if I let run only a few minutes when it is cold out it will die(like you turned the key off) within a couple hundred feet, normally it will turn over like there is no spark for about a minute then it starts perfect. Start driving again and about a 1/2 to 1 mile later and it dies again. Then it seems to have to sit for about 10 mintues and will start perfect. If you start it when it is cold out and let it warm up for 15-20 minutes it runs and drives great.

When this happens, have you ever had the chance to check for spark and fuel? Also, have you checked to see the position of the choke butterfly?

Let me know.

Joe

The choke butterrfly is open and I have not had the chance to check for spark. When it did it the first time I had put alittle gas into the carb and it didnt do anything. It did this again just last night and unlike normal it wouldnt start again afterwards. It finially ended up running the battery dead trying to start it. I put booster cables on it and it started immeadiately, but only ran for a few seconds and would die. It did this about 7 times. I had someone else turning it over after that and as soon as I tapped on the coil it started right up. I put a new coil in after that. I had it sitting in the driveway running and after a few minutes it just died. It would restart with a minute or 2 after that everytime. I left it sit, went out this moring and it started perfect and ran great all day. Also, last night after I tapped on the coil it would start and die a couple minutes later, it wouldnt start I would tap the coil and it would take right off. Even while running if I was quick enough when it started to die and tapped the coil it would start running perfect again. I thought I had it figured out but then it kinda started acting the same again last night after I put a new coil in it.

Hi:
It sounds like there is a broken wire or a bad connector on the coil. The wiring can deteriate inside the insulation. I think you basically found the problem, but now you need to take it to the last step. When the truck is running, wiggle one coil wire at a time to see which one is causing the problem. Something tells me you will replace a wire and it will be fine. Also, Chrysler had some splices that would corrode and loose connection, so check for that if you see any. Normally they are within the tape harnessing wiring.

Let me know what you find. This is an interesting one.

Joe

Since I had replaced the coil and seem to start acting the same again, I replaced all th plug wires on it and so far I have not had the problem anymore. Thank You for taking the time to answer my questions.

Electrical problem
1988 Dodge Dakota 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

the engine turns over but will not start.sometimes if i take the large plug off of the computer and poke the wire that goes to the relay for the coil and fuel pump then plug it back in it will start but then it dies

Is there any damage to the pins on the PCM or wiring harness to the PCM? IT sounds like it isn't making contact.

Engine Mechanical problem
1988 Dodge Dakota 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

i drove it home one night, went to leave next day wouldn start. checked for fuel, no fuel. used starting fluid still wouldn start. checked for spark no spark. where do i start? fuel or spark?

Welcome to the forum. With the engine cranking check for primary voltage at the coil and injectors, if nothing, check the circuits at the asd relay. You also need to check for an rpm signal.