2002 Dodge Dakota engine

Tiny
GT302HO
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  • 2002 DODGE DAKOTA
  • 4.7L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 103 MILES
Truck kept dying after always starting when idling would not run good at all going down road had it check by a good mechanic?They said problem was water getting on pcm plugs and they did not know how far into pcm it got they cleaned all connections and it ran fine for a day and started stalling again said I need to change all the plugs that go into pcm. 70 dollars a pop times 3 plugs plus labor to put all the wires into new plugs. Worst case if that did not work I would need a new pcm AGAIN. This is the 3 red pcm in a year and a half. Is there any recommendations you could give
Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 AT 11:26 AM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Since cleaning things made them better, my guess is that there is a problem with the dust shield on the plugs themselves. Make sure when the new ones are installed that things are properly sealed and tight.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2014 AT 8:34 AM

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