My dak totally conked out the other day. After coasting to a side street (Coincidentally, right in front of Midas and a Mr. transmission), I was WTF'ing for a good half hour. I figured it was the notorious ASD/fuel pump splice. Fixed that, no dice. So i grabbed a bit of gas, poured it down the TB and cranked. Still, no dice. Now, i was getting worried. Ignition is not my strong subject, and that was obviously the issue. So after following the plug wires, I noticed the 3 vacuum hoses that connect to the black canister on the front passenger side had fallen down on the exhaust manifold and melted. So i pulled the plastic thing off that keeps them together, and the only hose that was damaged was the smaller of the three. It must have been plugged or something due to the melting, because I pulled it off the canister, and the truck stumbled... then ran normally. BUT, now when I take corners too sharp or fast, the truck dies, but ill pop it into neutral and it will fire right back up, no problem.

First question, whats that particular hose for?

Second question, whats the best way of fixing it?

Third question, Is it the cause of the stalling on corners thing? It never did that beforehand.


Thanks in advance!

 

The black canister is the EVAP Canister. It is used to hold fuel tank vapor until the EVAP purge solenoid is opened by the computer to "purge" it into the intake manifold.

Best way to fix it is to repair the vacuum lines. You may be able to PLUG the line that leads to the purge solenoid (and ultimately the engine; the solenoid should be on the drivers side of the intake manifold), and should be able to plug the line that leads from the fuel tank.

 

The truck started stalling frequently last night. sometimes if i pump the pedal a bit it will jerk back to life, but more frequently it will just die. Usually it will start right back up, but sometimes it takes a few seconds. One other thing I noticed is that it smells really rich when it dies. Any ideas? (I repaired the vacuum line, I cut the burnt ends and slipped a rubber hose over them)

 

well after several hours, a six pack, and many uh, *creative* words, I found out the problem. I tried everything, pulled the pump, fine, all the vacuum hoses were fine, I tried asking the truck nicely, yelling at it, kicking the tire, giving it a good rub, and then after all that failed and I was about to close the hood and list it on kijiji for a parts truck, I threw a wrench at the engine in anger. Oddly, I heard a 'click'. I then realized, WOW, I HAVENT CHECKED THE RELAY. I guess it was sticking or something, but that little tap from the wrench saved it. threw a new relay in from a 97 caravan, and sure enough...

 

Lol, sitting here picturing that chain of events... that cracks me up! :P Mostly cause I've been there, and I'm sure we all have.

Glad you got it figured out before it was too late!! I guess getting power to the relay via the splice won't do much good if the relay is bad!