1998 Dakota Loss of Power
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1998 Dakota Loss of Power
Have a 1998 Dakota with the 3.9L V6, automatic transmission. 2WD.
Was driving at highway speeds when I suddenly lost power. Was barely able to limp the truck back home.
Put the code reader on and it read P300, P301 as pending and P305.
P0300 Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
P0301 Cylinder #1 Misfire Detected
P0305 Cylinder #5 Misfire Detected
Changed the distributor cap, rotor and wires about a year ago. Changed the distributor cap again along with the rotor. No change.
Replaced the canister purge solenoid, no change.
Replaced the entire fuel pump/sending unit assembly (PITA!), no change.
Thought that perhaps the transmission was holding to high of a gear, so I put it in first and stomped it. Going up a hill, the engine gets to about 2500-3000 rpm and that's it. Very little power.
I didn't get a chance to drive it around long enough today to get the truck to throw a code, that will be my mission in the next couple of days.
I'm at a loss. What can this be?
Was driving at highway speeds when I suddenly lost power. Was barely able to limp the truck back home.
Put the code reader on and it read P300, P301 as pending and P305.
P0300 Random/Multiple Cylinder Misfire Detected
P0301 Cylinder #1 Misfire Detected
P0305 Cylinder #5 Misfire Detected
Changed the distributor cap, rotor and wires about a year ago. Changed the distributor cap again along with the rotor. No change.
Replaced the canister purge solenoid, no change.
Replaced the entire fuel pump/sending unit assembly (PITA!), no change.
Thought that perhaps the transmission was holding to high of a gear, so I put it in first and stomped it. Going up a hill, the engine gets to about 2500-3000 rpm and that's it. Very little power.
I didn't get a chance to drive it around long enough today to get the truck to throw a code, that will be my mission in the next couple of days.
I'm at a loss. What can this be?
