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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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i had this problem about 2 months ago and i found that the hose coming off the CAI was pinched because it was too long and just folded under its own weight, so i shortened it and took care of that issue.

2 days ago i was sitting at a red light and the low idle came back for liek 10 seconds. it dropped to 500 rpm and started jumping all over it felt like it was about to die out. its happened 3 times since i got the truck, 2 of those were when i had the pinched hose.

i pulled over and checked the hose out and it is fine, so now im kind of clueless on wtf to do.

any ideas?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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i would start with the tps and iac, pull any codes, re check hoses, and go from there.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 07:58 PM
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Check spark plugs and if u want go buy that lucas oil injector cleaner, when i had this problem that took care of it.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2011 | 08:08 PM
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this is a common problem with the dakota, try unplugging negative battery cable overnight to reset computer. it has worked for me
 
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 12:39 AM
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no codes being thrown, what hoses are you referring to?
 
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Old Jan 27, 2011 | 12:58 AM
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anyways i disconnected the negative cable for tonight, well see if it affects anything. ill keep you guys updated
 
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