Chrysler EFI

[Thomas McCabe]

"M. Jones" wrote:
> 
> Hello--
> 
> Anybody out there doing anything with Chrysler systems?  The 5.2L in my Durango
> is probably the worst 'modern' engine control scheme I've yet driven.  It's
> lifeless and unresponsive below 2800 rpms, when it suddenly wakes up.  (It's so
> sudden that I don't believe it's cam specs causing it.)  Response on initial
> tip-in is good, until about a quarter of a second later, when it then feels
> like a lean condition sets in.  It then kind of sags and surges in a minor, but
> very annoying, way throughout the acceleration regime.
> 
> A replacement O2 sensor did not correct the symptoms, and a friend with the
> same engine in his pickup reports the same behavior.
> 
> Any ideas?

Yes, Sell it and buy a Chevy!  I'm tired of fighting Chryco over the
problems
with my '96 Dakota and the usual response : That's Normal, or you have
to live
with it.  Good Luck!  Chryco just lost a dedicated customer!

I think I'll stick to my FWD mopars.  At least I understand their
computers!

L8r
-- 
Thomas McCabe
-mccabet at mediaone.net
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