The van stalls when you sit at a light and do not have your foot on the gas pedal. i put new plugs and wires in it. That did fix the misses. My mechanic cant look at it tommorrow. Regardless its getting fixed, but what could it be?
Dodge van keeps stalling.
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Jim Martin
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clogged fuel filter or ....fuel pump is getting weak.....
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Maybe vacuum line got knocked off, or maybe the dist cap got bumped, during your tune up?
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Is the A/C on when it stalls? Is the idle speed too slow?
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had a truck that the fuel pump started going out and was weak..when I would stop it would die because the engine idle was not fast enough to keep it pumping enough to keep the fuel going...start it up and give it some steady gas and get the engine moving faster it would run.............
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idle air control motor. Looks like this. Rear intake or throttle body.
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It'll have a problem holding an idle when it is failing. Just replaced mine on my Dodge. In stock at autozone.
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2 screws, 5 minutes
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Joey, unless your truck is really old it has fuel injection. Most cars are using a throttle body because it's cheaper than direct injection, and the throttle body gets gunky. A primary reason for poor idle in Dodge and GM vans. Your mechanic should know this. You might have to take it off to clean it.
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i would have the mechanic look into both the fuel pump for correct pump operating specs and change the fuel filter regardless. then, i would look into dougs remedy, when it dies out at a light like that there are only a few issues that can cause that failure consistantly. the idle air control valve lets air into your engine when the throttle is closed( when your foot is not pressing down ont he gas). without it the engine would die everytime if no air is getting into the manifold to provide the correct or acceptable a2f ratio.
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alot of dodge vans have problems with ignition control modulesthey get hot it wont start. let it cool down and they fire right up.
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Does the dome light flicker when it's on? Could be a bad alternator... Had that happen. Easy Fix.
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joeynbgky said:
That little "6 cylinder"...will out last any vehichle you currently OWN... :!:
You can NOT ...kill the little bASStuRd.... 8)
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joeynbgky said:
Another 100K...and it will be ..."BrOkE-IN"... :shock:
They will run on cheap GIN....& ....CRISCO oil.... :wink:
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joeynbgky said:
This is what it's all about. Happy to help.
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Nice call Doug.
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Thanks Shane.
its funny cause i went and bought the part before i took it to my mechanic........... he said that cant be it. lol he messed with a few things and said the throttle needs adjusted. i said try this first. it worked and it was funny as hell. thanks so much
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Them damn mechanics don't know shit. Come here for your info and you won't go wrong.
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Doug da man! nirvana
hmm this is very interesting.. I have a ford with kinda the same issue. I replaced every damned servo, sensor, and doo dad. it is really pissing me off. maybe the only thing I didnt replace might just fix it. the throttle control valve. lol I do have it in stock somewheres. thanks doug and everyone else.
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I would get a new mechanic, Iac's are a common problem in some vehicles. For him to just dismiss it as a possiblity, blows me away.
