Dodge van keeps stalling.

[joeynbgky]

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?

 

[Jim Martin]

clogged fuel filter or ....fuel pump is getting weak.....

 

[joeynbgky]

Fuel pump would be easy. not the fuel pump....... I thought it might be a carb adjustment. I dont think its fuel injected

 

[Matt Limbach]

Maybe vacuum line got knocked off, or maybe the dist cap got bumped, during your tune up?

 

[Shane T]

Is the A/C on when it stalls? Is the idle speed too slow?

 

[Jim Martin]

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.............

 

[Doug Cox]

idle air control motor. Looks like this. Rear intake or throttle body.

 

[joeynbgky]

It did it before the tuneup... it could be a vacuum Hopefully my mechanic can look at it tommorrow morning cause i need to drive in an hour to nashville to have my TM mechanic check it out. and change all the fluids.

 

[joeynbgky]

idle air control motor.

Really what the heck is that

 

[Doug Cox]

It'll have a problem holding an idle when it is failing. Just replaced mine on my Dodge. In stock at autozone.

 

[joeynbgky]

is it hard to put in?

 

[Doug Cox]

2 screws, 5 minutes

 

[The Great Oz]

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.

 

[dealtimeman]

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.

 

[Ron Lippold]

alot of dodge vans have problems with ignition control modulesthey get hot it wont start. let it cool down and they fire right up.

 

[Jeremy]

Does the dome light flicker when it's on? Could be a bad alternator... Had that happen. Easy Fix.

 

[joeynbgky]

Doug that fixed it! The part was $68.00 But with my fleet discount I got it for $33.44 Thank god for Doug!

 

[joe harper]

Doug that fixed it! The part was $68.00 But with my fleet discount I got it for $33.44 Thank god for Doug!

That little "6 cylinder"...will out last any vehichle you currently OWN... :!:

You can NOT ...kill the little bASStuRd.... 8)

 

[joeynbgky]

Really? its only got 116,000 miles on it.

 

[joe harper]

Really? its only got 116,000 miles on it.

Another 100K...and it will be ..."BrOkE-IN"... :shock:

They will run on cheap GIN....& ....CRISCO oil.... :wink:

 

[Doug Cox]

Doug that fixed it! The part was $68.00 But with my fleet discount I got it for $33.44 Thank god for Doug!

This is what it's all about. Happy to help.

 

[Shane T]

Nice call Doug.

 

[Doug Cox]

Thanks Shane.

 

[joeynbgky]

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

 

[Doug Cox]

Them damn mechanics don't know shit. Come here for your info and you won't go wrong.

 

[joeynbgky]

Them damn mechanics don't know shit. Come here for your info and you won't go wrong.

So true, most of the time anyways

 

[Steve in Omaha]

Doug da man! nirvana

 

[ntcc]

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.

 

[SRI Cleaning]

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.