The ignition coil for a 2.5l v6 cost about $140.00 in NL . And at least 3 hours labour. My mechanic can't find the ignition coil on my 99 dodge stratus!!
There aren't too many options besides a Dodge dealer.
Check your ignition coil. You can find it by following the CENTER wire on your distributer cap. Replace that first. I would also check lead wires to distributer also they tend to chafe on the intake manifold
There are several used car websites like Autotrader.com. You can even find dodge dealers online where you can find your Dodge Dakota.
bad coil pack on cylinders, find or pull ignition wires and you can tell by no loss of power.
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ballast resistor should be on the firewall under the hood. just follow the wires from the coil and you will find it
Autozone web page has the Vacuum diagram for the1989 Dodge Dakota.
Find the distributer cap. It is the thing all your spark plug wires are connected to. Usually in the center of the distributer cap a wire will lead all the way to the coil. My coil on a 1992 is located below the alternator bolted to the passenger side of the engine.
The Dodge Dakota transmission blueprint is also known as a transmission diagram. The transmission diagrams can be found at most Dodge dealerships.