Re: cleaned TB now have check engine light, HELP!?

From: Geoffrey Hackbart (rt_killer98@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jul 30 2001 - 23:25:31 EDT


It does, but only I think when it is not completely
cooled down. It didn't start up right when it was
colder. I will check again tomorrow morning and let
you know.

Thanks,
G.~
--- Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com> wrote:
> At 06:03 PM 7/30/01 -0700, you wrote:
> >How can you tell if the IAC is broken? Yes, I did
> remove the sensors,
> >as well as, the TB.
>
> I don't think that you can tell visually. You can
> try the following test:
>
> 1. Disconnect the electrical harness to the IAC
> while the engine is idling.
> Check to see that the rpm drops.
>
> 2. Connect the IAC connector and check to see that
> engine rpm resumes
> its original speed.
>
> Disconnecting the harness causes a change in engine
> rpm when the engine is
> cold.
> However, when the engine is warm, it causes a
> smaller change, or almost no
> change
> at all.
>
> >It started right up this morning when I went out to
> work on it, but I did
> >pump the gas
> >a few times, too. I will see how it is when I go
> downtown tonight. I
> >just hope that it
> >doesn't completely screw my truck up.
>
> You should not have to pump the gas on a correctly
> functioning efi
> system. Will it
> start up normally without the pumping?
>
> Bob
>

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