89 3.9L v6 Dodge Dakota starting problem
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Asked by Slyde4201 Jan 07, 2019 at 09:22 PM about the 1989 Dodge Dakota RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 89 Dakota 2wd 3.9 v6 it was running
sluggish so I changed the spark plugs only then it
would crank and idle fine but when I put it in gear it
would shut off so I was trying to up the idle screw
and slipped hit the throttle and it backfired and
shot out black smoke shut off and haven't crunk
since, I changed the wires distributer cap and
ignition coil, still no crank what tf is the problem is
it a fuel shut off switch? Please help I'm losing jobs
because I can't get to work

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Slyde4201 answered 5 years ago

When I was trying to crank it my partner told me it was sparked from the throttle body so I didn't wanna mess nothing up so no

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