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93 dakota wont start


98whitegpgt
08-23-2004, 01:33 PM
i have a problem, i have a 93 dakota 5.2 318, my winter truck. i went out to run it a little bit today and it wont start. it cranks very strong, but it wont start up. i need some help please!!!!!

BleedDodge
08-23-2004, 01:42 PM
Is there gas in it?

98whitegpgt
08-23-2004, 01:51 PM
ha yea i just put about 3 gallons in and tried to start it again, pumping the gas

BleedDodge
08-23-2004, 02:20 PM
Pumping won't do anything. It's fuel injected.

Is the check engine light on?

Did you check for spark?

98whitegpgt
08-23-2004, 03:25 PM
no check engine light, and there is no spark, now what?

BleedDodge
08-23-2004, 06:25 PM
Are you sure? Did you pull one of the plugs to see for sure if there is actually no spark? If not, the coil might be bad, or even a fuse could be blown or something.

This is your winter truck, right? I'm guessing you had it in storage or something eh? Mice could have eaten through a bunch of important wires...

98whitegpgt
08-23-2004, 07:30 PM
yea me and my dad tested it and there is no spark. it was parked outside. it was started about every week or so until it stopped starting about 2 weeks ago. ill check the fuse, and we tested the coil also, it is good. ill check the fuses. could it be the computer, cause that went at about 60000 and it did the same thing?

BleedDodge
08-23-2004, 11:52 PM
Might be. The distributor pickup might be bad. Can you tell if power is making it as far as the distributor?

tans
08-24-2004, 08:40 PM
If you don't have any fire at the coil it will probably be the comp board. I just had to replace mine in my 93 5.2,but I have got almost 130,000 on it. Good luck!

98whitegpgt
08-24-2004, 11:07 PM
there is no voltage getting to the coil

BleedDodge
08-24-2004, 11:18 PM
Computer.

98whitegpgt
08-24-2004, 11:30 PM
whats the cheapest place to get a computer

Shayne225
08-25-2004, 01:35 PM
Is there any way to remove Testors glue?

slidman
10-17-2004, 04:53 PM
I'm having the same problem with my 95. Sat for weeks when I went to start it. It just turned over like it wasn't getting a fire . Did all of the above and it still will not start. If its the computer. Are you talking about the one on fender. I think they call it SBCM. Need help this is my winter truck.l

98whitegpgt
10-17-2004, 08:19 PM
this is my winter truck too!!!! need it soon, wheres a good place to get a computer

Gizmokid2005
10-18-2004, 11:14 AM
It's either the SMEC or the SBEC; Single Module Engine controller or Singel Board Engine controller.

Any ideas on a good place to get one would be appreciated here to.

98whitegpgt
10-22-2004, 02:58 PM
got the computer today, and still nothing!!!!! this is not good. there is still no voltage getting to the coil? Any more ideas would be great!!!! HELP PLEASE

slidman
10-22-2004, 08:26 PM
got the computer today, and still nothing!!!!! this is not good. there is still no voltage getting to the coil? Any more ideas would be great!!!! HELP PLEASE

Was that a new or used computer you installed. And where did you get it?

98whitegpgt
10-22-2004, 11:38 PM
new, from discount autoparts.com

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