Anyone else have similar issues? Popping, sputtering, stalling
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Anyone else have similar issues? Popping, sputtering, stalling
Hi there fellow Dodge people,
I have a 93 Dakota Sport v6 with 315K. I've owned it for a couple summers, and "Rocky" has not been feeling well more often than not. I gave him that name because he used to only start when I rocked him. Sometimes he starts no problem, and sometimes won't start at all - the engine is turning, but won't fire, and sometimes he won't stay on, even if I'm rocking it. I've tried to start it in neutral, but it doesn't make a difference. He likes to stall, usually when I leave him in park for a while idling, and once when I was accelerating from a stop - in drive. When I start him, he pops and smokes and sounds like backfiring a little. And randomly when we're drving, he'll sputter and pop.
I've changed the spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, starter and had the fuel pump tested - which was fine, and had the wiring checked from the fuel pump.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I have a 93 Dakota Sport v6 with 315K. I've owned it for a couple summers, and "Rocky" has not been feeling well more often than not. I gave him that name because he used to only start when I rocked him. Sometimes he starts no problem, and sometimes won't start at all - the engine is turning, but won't fire, and sometimes he won't stay on, even if I'm rocking it. I've tried to start it in neutral, but it doesn't make a difference. He likes to stall, usually when I leave him in park for a while idling, and once when I was accelerating from a stop - in drive. When I start him, he pops and smokes and sounds like backfiring a little. And randomly when we're drving, he'll sputter and pop.
I've changed the spark plugs, wires, fuel filter, starter and had the fuel pump tested - which was fine, and had the wiring checked from the fuel pump.
Anyone have any suggestions?