88 3.9 V6 kinda jerks when giving gas
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88 3.9 V6 kinda jerks when giving gas
My 1988 Dakota 3.9 239 V6 kinda jerks when accelerating from a stop. When I bought the truck, last October, I installed new spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, distributor rotor button, & fuel filter. I run SeaFoam almost religiously thru the gas prior to fill-up & sometimes I will do the SeaFoam treatment thru the intake hose off of the brake booster.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
Last edited by Josh89Griffin; 11-28-2017 at 05:45 PM.
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I don't have a good idea myself yet; but I have three questions.
1) Is the motor stuttering, or is it not engaging into gear properly?
2) Have you done the "Spray bottle with water at night" test on the plug wires (that's where you get it dark, and spray some water from a spritz bottle on the plug wires with the motor running; if there's corona leakage, it tends to show up. Have to have it dark, though; although if you DON'T have to have it dark, that's a REAL BIG giveaway *grins* )
3) Do you have a tach on your truck, or not?
RwP
1) Is the motor stuttering, or is it not engaging into gear properly?
2) Have you done the "Spray bottle with water at night" test on the plug wires (that's where you get it dark, and spray some water from a spritz bottle on the plug wires with the motor running; if there's corona leakage, it tends to show up. Have to have it dark, though; although if you DON'T have to have it dark, that's a REAL BIG giveaway *grins* )
3) Do you have a tach on your truck, or not?
RwP