2nd Gen Dakota Tech 1997 - 2004 Dodge Dakota Tech - The ultimate forum for technical help on the 2nd Gen Dakota.

97 forgetting how to drink

Old Sep 12, 2007 | 02:42 AM
  #1  
ironrosefarms's Avatar
ironrosefarms
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Default 97 forgetting how to drink

My 97 with a 3.9 has been giving me fits. It stalled out last week and I found 0 fuel preassure at the fuel rail. Two days later I went out and checked for codes and accidently started it. Pump was back alive. Took off toward town only for it to stall out again about two miles down the road.

Drug it back home and replaced the fuel module (pump/filter/assending unit) and all was good for another week.

Then today I went out and it would not start. No fuel at the fuel rail again... grrrrrrr... I swapped around the fuel relay and auto shutoff relays with other relays in the power distribution box with no effect.

Anyone know the identification for the 4 wires going to the fuel module in the tank? and any other ideas why this thing is flaking out on me.

Thanks
James
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:00 AM
  #2  
ironrosefarms's Avatar
ironrosefarms
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

Bump
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:24 AM
  #3  
dodgerules86's Avatar
dodgerules86
Champion
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 4,119
Likes: 5
From: Sycamore, Illinois (displaced to Arkansas)
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

Dark green/black - voltage from fuel pump relay
Black - ground
Black/light blue - ground (provided via PCM)
Dark blue/white - fuel pump relay control
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 01:59 AM
  #4  
ironrosefarms's Avatar
ironrosefarms
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

Thank you Dodgerules86.

My haynes manual does not list the wire colors, I sincerly appreciate your help.

James
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:04 AM
  #5  
ironrosefarms's Avatar
ironrosefarms
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

Uh, just thought of something, since the fuel pump and sending unit are both part of that module I am still not sure which wires do what? Any ideas?
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:10 AM
  #6  
dodgerules86's Avatar
dodgerules86
Champion
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 4,119
Likes: 5
From: Sycamore, Illinois (displaced to Arkansas)
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

From the wiring diagram I'm looking at, it looks like the pump motor gets it power from dark green/black, and ground from black.
Fuel level sensor = black/light blue for input, dark blue/white for output.
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:19 AM
  #7  
rred's Avatar
rred
Professional
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 147
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

sounds like your fuel pump is bad. the truck is 10 yrs old. just a thought?
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:20 AM
  #8  
rred's Avatar
rred
Professional
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 147
Likes: 0
From:
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

nvm, i lied. my bad. you'll have you excuse me. i'm on the midnight shift bored out of my mind and geeked up on caffine.
 
Reply
Old Sep 14, 2007 | 02:42 AM
  #9  
ironrosefarms's Avatar
ironrosefarms
Thread Starter
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Default RE: 97 forgetting how to drink

rred no prob, fully understand.
dodgerules86 thank you again,
I'll check it out this weekend, I'm in the middle of a 21 hour work day... When I get off I'm going home to collapse for a day!

James
 
Reply


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:34 PM.