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1992 Dakota 3.9v6 won't start cold

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Old 11-13-2018, 11:43 AM
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Default 1992 Dakota 3.9v6 won't start cold

Will not start in cold weather but starts (and runs fine) if ECU is warmed. Is ECU bad or other fault.
 
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Old 11-13-2018, 11:48 AM
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Could be ECU, could be the connector.

Disconnect the negative battery cable from the battery, then 3 or 4 times, take the connector off and put it back on.

After that, reconnect the battery and see if it's improved some.

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Old 11-13-2018, 12:36 PM
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Ha, mine started doing the same thing. Before it was stalling when I pushed the clutch in/dropped it to neutral (at any engine temp). Now I replaced the IAC and now it has trouble starting cold and staying running, but runs great when warmed. Following this thread to see what solutions you may find.

edit: I did not try warming only the ECU and then cold starting the engine. I'll give it a try.
 

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Old 11-14-2018, 12:29 PM
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If possible I'd dismantle the ECU and check the soldered connections inside, check for charred, burnt or odd looking solder joints and get out the soldering iron and redo them.

I have another car where that's a common problem in the cluster.

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