Have you driven it since? Dodges always run like crap for a while after you disconnect the battery until the PCM "learns" the right settings.

 

When it stalls and you restart it and you have to use the pedal to keep it running. Does it fix itself after a little bit or do you need to restart it? When it would do it with my dakota I would drive the ***** off of it for about 2 min and then it was fine. Clean the throttle body and the sensors(use stuff safe for the sensors) Im betting its prob the iac tho.

 

To test for vacuum leak, pop the hood with it running a spray a fine mist of something like starting fluid etc over the vacuum lines and around the throttle body. If the engine idles up then you have a leak somewhere in that vicinity.

 

Yes i have drove it and it still did the same thing.


After i drove it after putting the battery in it when i drove it, the truck stalled the first time i stopped and then the next time it recovered, then the next it stalled. Then when i got to the store i was going to(its like a 2 min drive) the truck stalled when parking. And when i was driving it you had to give it gas to start it and to keep it running.
Got home and started it in park and it started normal, idled fine, reved it up a couple time and it recovered fine. Haven't drive it since because it sucks driving in town without being able to let off the gas.


I have done this and couldn't find a leak.



It does sound like an IAC but i have already put 2 on the truck in about 2 months. What could make them go out so fast? Also when i first start the truck sometimes there is a hissing noise comming from the IAC but it usually goes away after a min or 2 of starting.

One More question. Does my truck have an egr Valve. I thought they quit putting them on their truck in 1996 but wasn't sure.

 

No egr on them. Where you getting the iac from?

 

I am getting the IAC from auto zone

 

I would try napa or somewhere else. You never know could of been a bad batch

 

Ok i will try that next