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Old 04-08-2010 | 09:56 PM
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A bad or corroded post on the dist. cap for cyl #3. Carbon tracking in the cap or even a hair line crack in the cap. A cold engine runs richer which in my experience will sometimes mask a weak spark or low compression until the engine warms and the mixture then leans out. A break or bad connection in the injector harness. With thermal expansion maybe a problem in the injector circuit occurs as the harness gets hot from a hot engine. Then there's still checking for a plenum (vacuum) leak. These are a common problem on Dakotas with the Magnum engines 3.9, 5.2, 5.9. Look down the throttle body for any oil pooling in the manifold. Spray carb cleaner around #3 cyl. for an indication of a vacuum leak.

I had a car that ran fine when cold but when warmed up would have a dead miss. Eventually removed one of the heads after a hot compression check revealed low compression on one cylinder. Compression was normal at a cold crank but after the head heated up a crack between the intake and exhaust valve expanded enough to kill the cylinder. I hope it's something simple. Just remember that heat cycles themselves have an effect on every component under the hood.
 
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Old 04-15-2010 | 03:20 AM
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Installed new distributor cap and rotor, no help.
Paper test, no obvious in -draw on exhaust.
Starting Fluid test, no obvious signs. Sprayed injectors, throttle body area, header area, nothing got thru.

Like a single beer fart, you can hear the mis at idle.
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Old 04-15-2010 | 08:05 AM
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Try swapping plug wires with another cylinder just to check and eliminate another possibility.
 




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