Have changed alternator,ignition module, rotor button, distributor cap and fuel filter. It was sitting up due to bad tranny. But was started once a week and ran 15-20 mins. And will idle fine. Changed gas..let idle close to hour. Could still smell yellow (bad) gas somewhat.Maybe the fuel pump. I need some ideas and appreciate your help. Thank You
2006-09-09 04:58:12 · 13 answers · asked by intimid8tors3 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
drain the fule tank then put about 5 gallons of hitest in tank let motor run about an 1/2 hour, sounds like old gas or hard ideal stop needs to be turn up
2006-09-13 07:11:54 · answer #1 · answered by The Raotor 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This van is seventeen years old and I imagine has a lot of miles on it. I would start thinking about replacing the timing chain as these have a limited life and yours in on borrowed time. I've seen them go bad after 10 to 12 years on this motor. As for the fuel pump, it wouldn't even idle well if that wasn't working right. you can verify this with a pressure gage.
Changing a timing chain isn't a fun job, but can be done in an afternoon if you're mechanically inclined. You will want a service manual and all of the tools and materials beforehand.
2006-09-15 03:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You probably have a major vacuum leak that comes into play when the tranny is put in gear. This causes the vacuum system to fail and thus causes the engine to run horribly bad or die. Check all of the vacuum lines. If you're not sure about this then have a mechanic check it out.
2006-09-13 12:17:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds remarkably like a vacuum issue. What type of transmission do you have? Is it overdrive or 3 speed? It could be something as simple as the vacuum modulator on the side of the transmission. Check it out! Good Luck
2006-09-16 07:37:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is an electronic sensor at the very bottom of your distributer, pull your distributor and change that, or just replace the whole thing both will accomplish the same thing, it is a pressed in part but can be replaced.
2006-09-16 12:08:23 · answer #5 · answered by unclesyco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm not a professional mechanic, but i do know that many vehicles are supposed to idle high on a cold start to help the engine warm up. with a cold engine it's common to stall if the idle is lower. when u hit the gas it auto disables the high idle speed and allows it to stall. u should give it a min to warm up b4 trying to drive it.
2016-03-27 04:04:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
these vehicles have notorious O2 sensor and cat problems...if the cat is plugged due to an inoperative O2 sensor the vehicle will run a bit and quit..test them first before you change them though..they are expensive
2006-09-09 10:09:36 · answer #7 · answered by iusedtohavehair 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a 0-2 sensor
2006-09-14 12:15:34 · answer #8 · answered by demodive 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
clean the butterfly in the throttle body. on my 4.3 when that get dirty it will not idle. 2.50 can of spray gumout will more than likely fix it
2006-09-15 19:48:39 · answer #9 · answered by dennis c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catalytic converter is plugged
2006-09-17 00:15:03 · answer #10 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋