i have a 1998 dodge dakota 3.9l my problem is if it's cold ou the truck won't idle when i start it for the 1st time but after the 1st time it will run fine. I will have to keep my foot on the gas for a couple of minutes then it will idle fine.

 

Sounds like a choke or iac kind of problem.

 

Change your plugs and wires

 

i was thinking it was my iac but i will try ad do both of them thanks

 

i have a similar problem. my truck doesn't always like to start for me. it tends to happen in the winter but not necesarilly on the cooldest days. When i turn the key to start the vehicle it will fire up, the rpm gauge will rise and then imeadiatly fall back down to nothing, and it dies. if i pump the gas pedel when i start the vehicle i can get it to stay running, (roughly at first). I have been able to get moving by starting it in N holing the rmp's at about 1000 and the shifting into drive. at that point i have to give it some gas and move foreward about 5-10 ft. Once it is going the problem is solved. i can stop, go in reverse or park, turn it off and back on just fine.


any ideas?