'96 ram stalling trouble
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PCV is just a controlled vacuum leak. Sounds to me like it is time to pull the throttle body, remove the IAC valve, and clean things out. That's the usual cause of stalling. Especially if it will run with a big vacuum leak.....
How many miles on your truck? have you fixed the plenum?
I have done the plenum on my truck, dealer PCV valve, yet, I am still going thru a quart of oil about every 200 miles..... I consider that "excessive"...... Now, bear in mind, I have 178K miles on my truck..... and I am pretty sure the valve seals are shot. (nice blue cloud when I drive away in the mornings.) I am unsure if valve seals could account for that kind of consumption though. (would be nice if it were that easy...) Truck doesn't smoke at all after the initial first drive of the day.
How many miles on your truck? have you fixed the plenum?
I have done the plenum on my truck, dealer PCV valve, yet, I am still going thru a quart of oil about every 200 miles..... I consider that "excessive"...... Now, bear in mind, I have 178K miles on my truck..... and I am pretty sure the valve seals are shot. (nice blue cloud when I drive away in the mornings.) I am unsure if valve seals could account for that kind of consumption though. (would be nice if it were that easy...) Truck doesn't smoke at all after the initial first drive of the day.
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heyYou,you are the f-in man!i took the throttle body off and cleaned the hell out of it.replaced the IAC and the TBS,truck ran great in the test drive.i suspect it was the IAC since the truck ran the same if it was connected or disconnected.changed the TBS because it fell apart when i removed it.gonna get it on the highway tomorrow and see where the bear **** in the woods.
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