98 Dakota 2.5 won't start
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98 Dakota 2.5 won't start
Truck was parked for a while after my daughter in law blew the head gasket. Replaced the head gasket and got it running. Pulled it into the garage, put in new plugs, wires, distributor cap and rotor. Engine turns over but no spark. tried jumping spark from the plug wire to the block, nothing. tried from the coil, same thing, no spark. Connected obdII, can't get a connection. Ideas/suggestions please. Need to get it running for my grandson. Some jerk just totaled his car and the other guy didn't have insurance.
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Distributor Ignition Pickup
You may have offset the Distributor Ignition Pickup its just under the rotor you replaced pull off the cap and rotor its under that look at it for damage cut wires dirty connection plug.
If that is bad no spark will happen not sure how to test it.
looks like this
Just be careful if you need to replace it that year 1998 the 2.5 changed the connection from a round connection to a blade connection you need to get the correct one it could be one or the other.
If that is bad no spark will happen not sure how to test it.
looks like this
Just be careful if you need to replace it that year 1998 the 2.5 changed the connection from a round connection to a blade connection you need to get the correct one it could be one or the other.
Last edited by 98DAKAZ; 09-17-2012 at 10:47 PM.
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00daksport25
I was thinking the same thing he may have leaned on the connections and popped one lose. I know with my 2.5 PCM its easy to do when in that area working on the cap and rotor.
00daksport25 I did replace my Distributor Ignition Pickup and it did make a difference she ran smoother for me.
I was thinking the same thing he may have leaned on the connections and popped one lose. I know with my 2.5 PCM its easy to do when in that area working on the cap and rotor.
00daksport25 I did replace my Distributor Ignition Pickup and it did make a difference she ran smoother for me.
Last edited by 98DAKAZ; 09-18-2012 at 10:29 AM.
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