Truck broke down
#22
OK, I have had the same issues as you...replaced the MAP, ran good but still had the idles issues. It would come/go, but pulling the battery and clearing the PCM worked for over 6 months...until this past week. Idle was WAY erratic, most of the time when cold (truck not warmed up). I finally bought a a new IAC (Standard Motor Parts AC 482, which when it came in had the Mopar part number on it!...$54 from Amazon).
Since changing this, the truck never idled so well!
I never set a CEL forthe IAC, but did eventually set it for the sludged up MAP.
Hope this helps, Hammond
P.S. It happened with my stock TB and the Hipotek...also, both were clean when it happened.
Since changing this, the truck never idled so well!
I never set a CEL forthe IAC, but did eventually set it for the sludged up MAP.
Hope this helps, Hammond
P.S. It happened with my stock TB and the Hipotek...also, both were clean when it happened.
#23
#25
Put new plugs in on sunday, still messed up. Put in the new egr yesterday still not running right. Stopped at a mechanics shop he put a scanner on it and came up with map and tps not agreeing with each other. Anyone had this? Or do I replace tps again? I would put a volt meter on it but don't have one
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#28
Tps was under warranty, new one free. Runs good, but the other one went bad due to heat according to some suit at the store. He said due to my increase in mpg I am running lean and it caused the sensors to burn up. I never cracked the mid point on my temp gauge except one time briefly on a 100 degree day. He said check exhaust leaks, leaky injectors, and excessive vacuum. Any place I should start? Or is he full of it? Kinda makes me wonder.
#29
Chock it up to a poorly manufactured sensor and call it a day. Heat soak is rough on everything, but it's part of a internal combustion engine. Not sure on these, but gen 2 Dakotas were famous for going through ball joints from heat soak. The better you ventilate the engine bay, the longer parts will last. Hood scoops, tearing out the seals around the radiator (not the fan shroud, but the flaps on the sides of the radiator), these things help.
#30
Tps was under warranty, new one free. Runs good, but the other one went bad due to heat according to some suit at the store. He said due to my increase in mpg I am running lean and it caused the sensors to burn up. I never cracked the mid point on my temp gauge except one time briefly on a 100 degree day. He said check exhaust leaks, leaky injectors, and excessive vacuum. Any place I should start? Or is he full of it? Kinda makes me wonder.