Hello all, I have 99 Durango 5.2 4x4. I had the transmission rebuilt and I put it back in. The Durango ran fine before pulling the tranny. Now all sorts of problems have been wrong with it. at first i couldn't get fire or gas I replaced the crank sensor, then i got fire but gas seemed to be a problem fuel pump runs and there is gas pressure on the rail at 47 psi, I drop the gas tank thinking maybe bad gas or water might be in the tank it but it wasn't . I replaced the IAC, TPS, and the PCM, also a new battery. I borrowed an auto scanner it showed crankshaft sensor was bad i replaced crank sensor again. Then it pulled a P301 code is #1 misfiring so apparently the Durango has jumped timing. there is loss of power,backfiring, and spitting and sputtering when i press the gas. How do i fix or adjust the timing on the durango when you can't turn the distributer? Or does anyone have another suggestion that might cause the symptoms i am experiencing.

 

almost sounds like the spark plug wires are in the wrong order.

 

+1 jetuco

You can move the distributor but you shouldn't need to do it.

 

I would almost expect more than one cylinder to misfire if the wires were wrong, but who knows?. How old are the plug wires and spark plugs? Please don't say you have Platinums...

Another possibility is the ignition pickup on the distributor (it's a psuedo-cam position sensor).

 

I'll second that.

 

The spark plugs were in the right firing order, and plugs,wires, distributor cap, and rotor have about 13,000 miles on them.

 

What are the exact name and type of plugs you used?

 

Using Bosch Copper Super + (spark plugs) and Bosch spark plug wire set

 

Well that is most likely your problem I hate to say!


Pull those POS plugs out of that motor and go buy you a set of regular cheap Champion Copper spark plugs and gap them at .040 and install. Those POS plugs do not work in that motor!!!!


The wires are **** as well. You should get some OEM wires, Mopar Performance, or 8.5mm MSD Red wires. Get ya a brass contact distributor cap and rotor from your local parts store. First things first though, replace those plugs and try it!

 

Not sure about the plugs, but I have Bosch wires in mine. They don't compare to MSD, but they work fine without giving me problems.
With that said, I would spend the $16 to switch to OEM Champion plugs.