Monday, December 6, 2021

02 Dakota V6 Rough Idle, popping noises from driver engine side when cold or idling, loses acceleration uphill

When I first start the truck in cold or just sitting a while, like a few hours, the engine runs at a rough idle, and I can hear popping noises coming from driver side of the engine when I step on the acceleration pedal. The truck acts like it wants to get up and go, but it won't. It acts instead like my Dad VW Bus 0 to 60 in 5 minutes, and it loses more acceleration power when I go uphill. Once I start driving at 65mph or more on a flat surface or go downhill, the noises go away, and the... 02 Dakota V6 Rough Idle, popping noises from driver engine side when cold or idling, loses acceleration uphill
When I first start the truck in cold or just sitting a while, like a few hours, the engine runs at a rough idle, and I can hear popping noises coming from driver side of the engine when I step on the acceleration pedal. The truck acts like it wants to get up and go, but it won't. It acts instead like my Dad VW Bus 0 to 60 in 5 minutes, and it loses more acceleration power when I go uphill. Once I start driving at 65mph or more on a flat surface or go downhill, the noises go away, and the...

02 Dakota V6 Rough Idle, popping noises from driver engine side when cold or idling, loses acceleration uphill
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 17:34:09 +0000
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