Re: [Amc-list] Anyone Around Charlottesville VA know anything about96 Dodge Truck with 3.9 V6?

["jerijan baldwin" <jerijan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why could a shop NOT find the actual problem?  That answer is quite simple:
they did NOT look.  The Distributor cap was cruddy enough to make 'em
believe it was the trouble so they looked no further.  All they had to do
was start the dammed truck and they'd have discovered they went up a wrong
tree!  Duh!
Jj


-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:49 PM
To: piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx; AMC/Rambler owners,drivers and fans.
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Anyone Around Charlottesville VA know anything
about96 Dodge Truck with 3.9 V6?

yeah it sounds like the TPS signal is missing or the ecu is bad.
  My nifty new scanner would be handy too.
I just have to wonder why a shop would not be able to find the problme.
Meaning either the shop is not up on things, doesn't have proper tools, or,
there is more hiding in the problem than the obvious!  
   One thing I noticed with my tester was that it showed coolant temp as
actual degrees. When looking at air temp it showed voltage. [Has nothing to
do with the subject at all, I just thunk of it]
   If I had the time and was a little closer I'd go take a look at it, but
this weekebd is "parents weekend" at WVU. I got to go be a "parent". I'm
kind of looking forward to seeing what all they do with the freshman in
mechanical engineering!  

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> I agree.  I think with a voltmeter, a fuel pressure gauge and a service
manual 
> for that truck you could get it running well.
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> --- On Mon, 10/13/08, Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Anyone Around Charlottesville VA know anything
about 
> 96 Dodge Truck with 3.9 V6?
> > To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: Monday, October 13, 2008, 6:28 PM
> > > One other trait it manifests: when you mash the accel
> > pedal you get the
> > > pooppoppffftpooppop (the bogged down sound)
> > 
> > The injectors should be put put put put put ... and
> > increase when you 
> > open the throttle. If they don't, it's not noticing
> > the opening 
> > throttle. Even in limp-home it should richen with throttle
> > position...
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