So i had finally figured out how to get the IAC to respond and cooperate to get the idle down to the point where the van will shut off without dieseling. It ran fine on Saturday, no issues with starting idling or shut off. Did not drive it again until yesterday, and it DIED.
Started okay, warmed up, went into gear, got about half a block down the street as far as the corner, stopped, tried to turn the corner, and ZILCH. Took several tries to get it to refire, got to the next block, and it did the same thing. This has now happened so many times in the last several days that I am now very afraid to try and drive it lest i lose fire in traffic and get rammed from behind by some moron who isn't paying attention.
I can sort of get it to cooperate by feeding in more accelerator pedal that I normally use but if I try to accelerate away slowly or gently. Off it goes and I am coasting with no power steering or brakes.
The only thing that the Programmer readings are telling me is that the IAC reading at idle is 0. It can and does bounce up from there to 3-4 and back down again.
I don't think this is an ignition issue as it will crank and refire but it almost seems like the fuel system is starving out. Right now I am using that goofy booster pump assembly that FI Tech suggested as an option as opposed to going with an in tank electric pump and I just finished changing out the in line fuel filter JIC.
Apart from turning it into a paperweight and going back to a carburetor, which I am Not in favor of as I got to the point years ago where having to retune the carb every weekend to account for humidity and temperature and all that ya gotta do that B_S baggage that carbs come with does anyone on the forum have any solid suggestions that I can check out? This is supposed to be my go to work vehicle and right now it looks like I will be walking there. NOT HAPPY.
Nick
Started okay, warmed up, went into gear, got about half a block down the street as far as the corner, stopped, tried to turn the corner, and ZILCH. Took several tries to get it to refire, got to the next block, and it did the same thing. This has now happened so many times in the last several days that I am now very afraid to try and drive it lest i lose fire in traffic and get rammed from behind by some moron who isn't paying attention.
I can sort of get it to cooperate by feeding in more accelerator pedal that I normally use but if I try to accelerate away slowly or gently. Off it goes and I am coasting with no power steering or brakes.
The only thing that the Programmer readings are telling me is that the IAC reading at idle is 0. It can and does bounce up from there to 3-4 and back down again.
I don't think this is an ignition issue as it will crank and refire but it almost seems like the fuel system is starving out. Right now I am using that goofy booster pump assembly that FI Tech suggested as an option as opposed to going with an in tank electric pump and I just finished changing out the in line fuel filter JIC.
Apart from turning it into a paperweight and going back to a carburetor, which I am Not in favor of as I got to the point years ago where having to retune the carb every weekend to account for humidity and temperature and all that ya gotta do that B_S baggage that carbs come with does anyone on the forum have any solid suggestions that I can check out? This is supposed to be my go to work vehicle and right now it looks like I will be walking there. NOT HAPPY.
Nick