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Old 09-01-2012, 07:29 PM  
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I'm a parts guy, but far from a mechanic. I have this 98 Lumina 3.1L. After a long rain and sitting overnight, it will cut out on acceleration. Doesn't die it just spits and sputters until I let off the gas a bit. Makes driving to work after a rainy night a bit of an adventure. After the rain we had yesterday, is just now dried out enough to be back to normal.

I'm thinking moisture's getting into the electrical system causing it to miss. Thought about plugs and wires... might have a cracked ignition coil?

Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:01 PM   #31
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Are you sure there are three individual, the one piece looks the same without the little bolts, shit I probably have a couple of those types just laying around somewhere...
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:02 PM   #32
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How much affect does that have on performance and fuel efficiency? Any at all?
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:03 PM   #33
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Again it would be simple to diagnose if their scanner shows misses in real time, not sure it will. You work at Kenworth iirc right?
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:04 PM   #34
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How much affect does that have on performance and fuel efficiency? Any at all?
If you start to notice a decline in mileage and power it could be plugging up, if not **** it.
honestly that's the same advice I give paying customers with older cars
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:04 PM   #35
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Are you sure there are three individual, the one piece looks the same without the little bolts, shit I probably have a couple of those types just laying around somewhere...
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Yeah, I looked one up at work and put it on my charge account... ended up returning it, because I never got around to doing anything with it... and I didn't want the payroll deduction to hit my paycheck.

The drought sucks, but it's been good for my car...lol
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:06 PM   #36
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Yeah, I looked one up at work and put it on my charge account... ended up returning it, because I never got around to doing anything with it... and I didn't want the payroll deduction to hit my paycheck.

The drought sucks, but it's been good for my car...lol
Dude it should be pretty easy to fix, I think those coils cost about thirty bucks. I put one on this week.

Sit hit up a salvage yard and replace all of em...
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Old 09-01-2012, 08:07 PM   #37
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I'd replace the coil pack too, they aren't expensive.
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If you start to notice a decline in mileage and power it could be plugging up, if not **** it.
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Well the problem is that it's been that way the entire time I've owned the truck so I don't know what it's supposed to be like. It doesn't have a ton of power but it only has the 3.9 V6, and I get 15-16 mpg around town which isn't terrible for a truck I guess, but my Grand Caravan actually weighs more and it gets around 20 in town.
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Well the problem is that it's been that way the entire time I've owned the truck so I don't know what it's supposed to be like. It doesn't have a ton of power but it only has the 3.9 V6, and I get 15-16 mpg around town which isn't terrible for a truck I guess, but my Grand Caravan actually weighs more and it gets around 20 in town.
that's about normal for one of those Dakotas.

You have had it at least a couple years iirc, and out would have gotten to the point that the truck wouldn't run at this point.
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that's about normal for one of those Dakotas.

You have had it at least a couple years iirc, and out would have gotten to the point that the truck wouldn't run at this point.
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Yeah I've had it over 3 years and nothing has changed with it. I'll probably end up replacing the entire exhaust at some point but as long as it runs and is quiet I'm not going to worry too much about it.

Thanks for the insight, it's always appreciated.
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Yeah I've had it over 3 years and nothing has changed with it. I'll probably end up replacing the entire exhaust at some point but as long as it runs and is quiet I'm not going to worry too much about it.

Thanks for the insight, it's always appreciated.
yeah the absolute best I have ever heard out of the Dakotas is around seventeen. Well best I've heard from known non bullshitters.


There's always the idiot that swears he gets 25. But I sure don't buy it
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yeah the absolute best I have ever heard out of the Dakotas is around seventeen. Well best I've heard from known non bullshitters.


There's always the idiot that swears he gets 25. But I sure don't buy it
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Maybe in a 1st generation regular cab short bed Dakota with a 4 cyl and 5 speed.
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Maybe in a 1st generation regular cab short bed Dakota with a 4 cyl and 5 speed.
Nope.
Lol. So underpowered.
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yeah the absolute best I have ever heard out of the Dakotas is around seventeen. Well best I've heard from known non bullshitters.


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My old man is on his 3rd and they aren't really very fuel efficient at all.
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My old man is on his 3rd and they aren't really very fuel efficient at all.
Exactly.

Funny how some people just love them though.
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