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Old Feb 23, 2020 | 09:13 AM
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Question hose check engine ?

I have a check engine light on, truck is running fine. Found a hose attached on the inside passenger wheel well hanging and can't seem to find where the bottom end goes.
I will take it to autozone for a code, but sure it will only be something generic like "vacuum leak". If someone has an idea what/where it goes, much appreciated...
 
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Old Feb 23, 2020 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by LIZZRD
I have a check engine light on, truck is running fine. Found a hose attached on the inside passenger wheel well hanging and can't seem to find where the bottom end goes.
I will take it to autozone for a code, but sure it will only be something generic like "vacuum leak". If someone has an idea what/where it goes, much appreciated...

What year? 2 or 4 wheel drive? Lot's of varianced between years and options.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2020 | 01:45 PM
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Lots of hoses in the truck, so how about a pic or two?
 

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Old Feb 23, 2020 | 05:20 PM
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code p0441, evap purge valve … I don't have my truck right now but from some videos I saw shows valve up top near distributor ? , cannister, under body, front of fuel tank.
so, that hose must come up from the passenger side ?
 
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Old May 8, 2020 | 12:18 PM
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Did you ever figure this out? I have a similar situation on a 98 van. Big old hose just dangling about in the engine compartment. If your engine does have a purge valve and not a purge solenoid, it may indeed go to the distributor, but I understand that was only on older models, the newer ones use a purge solenoid instead of a valve and it's all electric, requiring no vacuum hookup.
 
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Old May 9, 2020 | 01:48 AM
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On the 01 3.9 an many others ,that has both .as in pic.


It may go to this but we need the make/year, etc.
Look at the air hose diagram to your truck also.
 
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