Thanks Bernd. I appreciate the info. Kinda makes me glad I stayed subscribed to this list after I traded in the Dak last summer.
Ray Irons
--- On Tue, 5/5/09, Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> Subject: RE: DML: RE: O.T. 05 Grand Caravan
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 9:53 PM
> About the only thing, aside from the MIL being turned ON, is
> stalling issues
> when coming to a stop.
>
> It's not a conventional valve anymore - you can't
> clean them. The servo
> internally took a dump.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Irons [mailto:rayirons@sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:36 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: O.T. 05 Grand Caravan
>
>
>
> Thanks Bernd, I kinda suspected that was gonna be the case.
> I'm guessing
> about $80 for a new valve. Any idea if it will hurt the car
> to drive it like
> that for a while? Closest Autozone or Dodge dealer is 85
> miles away.
>
> Could I maybe buy some time by removing the valve and try
> cleaning it with
> some carb cleaner?
>
> Ray
>
>
> --- On Tue, 5/5/09, Bernd D. Ratsch
> <bernd@dodgetrucks.org> wrote:
>
> > From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@dodgetrucks.org>
> > Subject: DML: RE: O.T. 05 Grand Caravan
> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009, 11:20 AM
> > You'll need to change out the EGR Valve. The
> P0406 is the sign of a
> > failed EGR Valve. The EGR valve is easily accessible
> but be warned
> > about the bottom 10mm bolt on the valve. It's a
> tight fit next to the
> > alternator and the molded in washer will hit one of
> the ribs on the
> > alternator itself (on the way out and on the way in).
> Use a thin 10mm
> > deep (1/4" drive) and you won't have any
> problems. 10mm and 8mm is
> > all you need to swap it out.
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ray Irons [mailto:rayirons@sbcglobal.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 4:26 AM
> > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> > Subject: DML: O.T. 05 Grand Caravan
> >
> >
> >
> > When it rains it pours. First my 14 YO son got in a
> solo bicycle wreck
> > a month ago and brok his back in 5 places and ended up
> needing
> > emergency surgery to restore nerve function in his
> legs. He's doing
> > much better now and walking again. Then we discovered
> the right front
> > fork seal on my motorcycle was leaking and my battery
> is shot. Then we
> > find out my wife's motorcycle needs a new starter.
> Now my wife's 05
> > Grand Caravan threw a CHECK ENGINE light this
> afternoon. I got out my
> > trusty scanner and it read only 1 code, P0406, EGR
> Flow Sensor A
> > Circuit High Input. I cleared the code but it came
> back within 3 miles
> > of driving. The van has about 66K miles on it and so
> far has been a
> > good vehicle. Anybody got any ideas on what I need to
> do to fix this?
> > EGR valve or sensor I can change relatively
> inexpensively? And if so,
> > where are the parts located on the engine? Bernd?
> > Any help would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Ray Irons
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