Need your opinion.....
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Joined: Aug 2003
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From: Kansas
Need your opinion.....
I need some advice on whether you all think I have a problem, especially you guys that are in the colder climate. Plain and simple, I think the EBP valve is very slow to open up. The heat gauge is at the 1/4 range and every morning, when I pull away from this county intersection that has a stop sign. it hesitates to gain speed. Next stop sign is 5 miles down the road and by then everything is ok. I don't plug it in as it starts just fine. I have the radiator blocked off at about 90% with cardboard to speed warm-up. Is there such a thing as a slower than normal opening EPB valve? I feel like that if the heat gauge is at 1/4 and the heater is putting out warm air...the motor shouldn't hesitate. What do you guys think?
Posting Guru
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: Elverson, PA
The ebv goes by oil temp - not water temp - for when to stop operating. On my truck - the stock gauge is most of the way to the middle range before my EBV stops completely - on my aftermarket water temp gauge - it's about 160* before it shuts off. It's not always at the same temp though - I guess because the oil temp is not exactly the same as the water temp is.... And yes - the truck is blowing good heat before it shuts off.... From your description - it sounds like your truck acts just like mine as far as the EBV goes.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Littleton, Colorado
My '01 stays on for about the same temp, but if I put my foot into it she opens right up. I'd try what Cookie said and then at least you know whether its a problem.
Or, you could buy a bigger and badder turbo and rationalize the expense
Austin
Or, you could buy a bigger and badder turbo and rationalize the expense
Austin
