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Old 08-04-2004 | 03:44 AM
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Stumbling & Bad Idle

Since my engine has been put back together, I have had some idle problems (idles fine for awhile, then rpms lower and it dies). Also from time to time it stumbles and almost bucks at low rpms. Any ideas? Besides that though, it runs like a monster with JLP's stage II cams and ported heads.

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Old 08-04-2004 | 06:08 AM
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Old 08-04-2004 | 09:01 AM
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Old 08-04-2004 | 10:58 AM
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IAC

My thought as well ....how many miles do you have on your truck?
 
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Old 08-05-2004 | 01:30 AM
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It's got 20k on it, but the engine only has 5k. The fuel filter is new.

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Old 08-05-2004 | 01:48 AM
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It's got 20k on it, but the engine only has 5k. The fuel filter is new.

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I would say clean your IAC valve it's on the passenger side of the supercharger plenum. It has a plug and a large vacuum line coming off of it. It effects , idle, gas milage, and boost.

Any way its a starting point.


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Old 08-05-2004 | 02:35 AM
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yes IAC, I had symptoms like this and lubricating and cleaning the IAC fixed it. Hope the problem ends up being that easy. Good luck.
 
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Old 08-05-2004 | 03:29 AM
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IAC

What procedure did you guys use to clean the IAC?

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Old 08-05-2004 | 05:51 AM
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Pulled it off
Can of carb cleaner
Spray the chit out of it
Put it back on

 
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Old 08-06-2004 | 03:45 AM
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Your cam timming might be off. Mine had symptoms like that and one head was off just one link on the timming.
 



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