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testing! I keep trying to reply to an old thread and no luck then I reply to a recent thread no problem. Try to start a new thread with info copy/past from old thread no luck. what the #$!%#$% is up?
I have replaced fuel filter. left it in a shop for three days and they couldn't figure it out. They did get it to stall but every time it would throw a different code if at all. They suggested possibly a bad PCM. Too much money for guess work!
Ok, anyhoo!
Last night the stalling was very persistant. I stopped at a store for about 3 minutes. Had no problems on the way there. I was only about 3 tenths of a mile from the house.
When I got back in to start the van it kept stalling imediatly. I finally slammed it into gear while holding the brake and throttle and limped home like a 2 legged dog. When I got out I noticed the smell of hot metal.
I was quit familliar with the particular smell so I looked under the van and sure enough the catylitic converter was cherry red. I noticed it felt as timming was drastically retarded. That would explain the hot exhaust. That was the first time it did that.