I own 96 Dodge Dakota with a v6. I have had this issue with pick up for a while. Start out once while it would quit running but start rite back up and go for a long time. Has time passed it got worse. Well here last time it just gave up wont run any more. Get good fire to plugs. Fuel is working great and it getting fuel ok. Check fuses and relale. Hook portable computer and keeps saying its registering. Is the a fuse or relate or fuseable link to computer i cant find or any thing else i dont know. In just a shade tree wencher.I

 

First, have you done any looking around on this site? I'm guessing not since your posting in the general discussion instead of tech lol. Check out the FAQ. It's at the top of the 1st gen dakota threads. There are things in there to get you started on solving your problem. Good luck, Maybe the notorious splice mentioned in the FAQ. Good place to start

 

I will move this to the Tech section.