1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
So a good friend of my mom has been having some problems with her van and I volunteered to help. It's a standard distributor Chevrolet 4.3 V6. The spider injector had sprung a leak, so I replaced it along with the return lines, and plenum gasket. All was well until a few days later the van started stumbling at idle and eventually chocked dumping a bunch of fuel on the ground.
The engine hydrolocked with fuel in most cylinders - another intake plenum gasket and a failed oring at inlet line right at the spider. Changed the oring, cleaned everything out, dumped fuel from the cylinders, new plugs and wires. The van ran like a champ, went for a test drive and all is well. Next day started it up and it is stumbling at idle - checked the fuel pressure and it's holding at 52PSI, cleaned the IAC, cleaned the EGR, checked all connections and vacuum lines, still crappy idle with eventual stalling. Replaced the IAC, cleaned the EGR again, replaced the TPS, rechecked plugs, checked FPR with bleed down, sprayed carb cleaner all over thinking there is a vacuum leak I somehow missed. Still stumbling after 30 secs or so and eventually stalls. No engine codes, does not feel like an electric miss, the fuel pressure goes up as the IAC attempts to compensate but still stalling. I am a bit stumped - what am I missing ? |
Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
Is 52 psi with the vacuum line hooked up to the regulator or not? I am not sure what the pressure is supposed to be on that vehicle, but if that reading is with the vac line hooked up I know that is a high reading compared to stuff I have worked on before. Once the vehicle shuts off have you pulled a plug to see if it is soaked in fuel?
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
Originally Posted by cardana24
(Post 8366158)
Is 52 psi with the vacuum line hooked up to the regulator or not? I am not sure what the pressure is supposed to be on that vehicle, but if that reading is with the vac line hooked up I know that is a high reading compared to stuff I have worked on before. Once the vehicle shuts off have you pulled a plug to see if it is soaked in fuel?
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
Yeah, I looked around a little more after I replied to the thread earlier because I am not that familiar with throttle body injection. What about the coolant temp sensor, that would have some bearing over the amount of fuel being delivered. Are the plug soaked once it dies?
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
not a real sensor - just a reference plug. Found my MAP wires and connector are messed up as well as thewires going into the spider...joy
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
Well, finally gave up and took it to a shop. It's been there one week now and they dont know whats wrong with it :/
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
There is a module in the dizzy that goes bad a lot. I'm sure its been check/replaced
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
Need to take a second look, now it runs fine until it warms up then stalls, start up fine and immediately stall
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
any news on this yet ?
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Re: 1995 Chevrolet 4.3L Stalls
All of the plugs are firing like they are supposed to, the ICM under the dizzy is not a suspect in my opinion as I am not getting any trouble starting at all. The searching idle seriously feels like fuel or air but I can't find a fault with either. I am at a loss with this cursed thing.
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