1997 Dodge Dakota 3.9L V6

Asked by Brad Mar 02, 2023 at 09:01 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

1997 Dodge Dakota will crank but no start. I have
changed a plethora of parts including...
- fuel pump
- plugs and wires
- distributor cap and rotor
- ignition coil
- catalytic converter
- battery
- battery terminals
- not related but power steering pump, serpentine belt,
transmission pan gasket and filter and oil and oil filter
and air intake filter change completed... I am at my
wits end with this vehicle, but it belongs to my
daughter and she is attached... if anyone can help me
out I would greatly appreciate it.
Again, it will crank, but not start, and if I floor the
accelerator it will sputter a little bit. Everytime I
replace a part the truck will run for a day or two and
then quit. After it stopped working the last time I
replaced the distributor cap, rotor, and the ignition coil
and now it won't start at all.

Julius answered about a year ago

Remove the plug from the number one cylinder, bring #1 up to TDC top dead center on the compressor stroke, remove distributor cap check the position of the rotor, should be pointed to the #1 cylinder post on the cap. May be plug wires are not in proper sequence

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Julius answered about a year ago

If the fuel return pressure relief valve is bad and not maintaining fuel rail pressure, you’ll need to replace it.

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