Thanks Mike. I'll give this a try very soon. Maybe I'll pick up that four
barrel sooner. No sense putting $50 into something and then taking it off
is there?
Dan
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> From: Michael Clark <mike@snakebite.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Engine Stalls
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998 8:21 PM
>
> Daniel Colucci wrote:
> >
> > I hope someone out there can help me out with a problem that has come
up
> > over the past two days. My 94 5.2 starts up fine but when I put it
into
> > gear it stumbles and dies. It will then fire up again, stumble and
die.
> > It doesn't do this all of the time however. There are times when it
will
> > drive normal then when I go to pull it in the garage it stumbles and
dies.
> > Somebody Help!!!!
> >
> > I'm hoping that it isn't serious. I really wouldn't want to have to
take
> > the engine out and replace it with a 5.9. That would be terrible.
> >
> > Has anyone on the list installed the four barrel throttle body. I have
> > purchased an M1 manifold and have the money saved up for the throttle
body
> > and for the injectors. Any information would help.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Dan Colucci
> > 94 Sport LSD, 5.2, Auto, Vortech Supercharger, R/T performance package
> > installed, Gibson, and soon to be sporting a four barrel manifold, TB,
and
> > injectors.
>
> Mikes to da rescue.....
>
> It is most likely your AIS motor (Air Idle Speed). The exact same thing
> you describe is what my Dak was doing. How many miles you got on it?
> The AIS is on the very rear of the throttle body. Take it out with two
> torx screws and clean it up real good with some throttle boddy cleaner,
> and also clean the throttle body itself, take a shop rag (clean) and
> clean out where the AIS piston goes. Put it back together and see if
> that helps. If it helps it probably means that your AIS is going bad or
> getting weak or slow to respond. This happend to mine about 7 months
> ago and I cleaned it and it did fine for another month or so. I put in
> a new AIS (I think it was about $40 or $50 and haven't had any problems
> since.
>
> Hope this helps ya! Keep us posted.
> --
> ----
> Michael Clark mike@snakebite.com
> '93 MarkIII 4X2 V-8 SWB RC auto, DDBC
> K&N FIPK, Flowmaster cat-back dual, MP SBEC
> Doug Thorley Headers, Moroso Blue Max wires
> 180 degree thermostat, WaterWetter, Brass cap & rotor
> one and only 1/4 mile time of 15.08 @ 90.82
> My Dakota page=> http://userv.wt.net/~mclark/dakota.html
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