RPM's go up then Dies

[troy00690]

I have a 98 Town and Country. 3.3 v6 auto. I usually cruise the Dakota forum. When I turn the key over the RPM's go up and then dies. After about 4 attempts to start the starter will not even turn over. I have had this trouble before. In the past I would just park the van and drive another car till it worked again. Could take a day or months before it would work. I had it parked at a shop for 2 months so they could fix the problem. They started the van 3 times every day and never had a problem. I only have the van and my wife drives the Dakota and the van is now parked at the store. Any help on how to solve this problem would be great.

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[TJeepman]

Has to be either fuel, spark, or air.
- when it won't start, is there spark?
- when it won't start, is it getting fuel? Have you removed a spark plug or two to see if they are wet. Dirt in the gas tank maybe. Is it parked on a slope or on the level (like at the garage maybe)
- anything interfering with the air intake? Squirrels build a nest in there? Dirty filter?
- is the problem ambient temperature related?