Hope not a big problem....
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Hope not a big problem....
I'm not sure if the cooler weather has anything to do with this problem or not. Tuesday and Wednesday mornings I let my truck idle for about a minute in the driveway and then head-off through the neighborhood towards the Interstate. When coming to a stop in the neighborhood and idling, my RPM's dropped to 500 and and the truck feels and sounds like it's about to stall. Thursday morning (today) I was in 2nd gear at 2000 RPM's, pushed-in the clutch when approaching a stop sign and it stalled. I started cranking for 3-4 seconds at a time, but it wouldn't start. Finally, on about my 5th try, it fired-up, but this time I had my foot on the pedal. I let it drop close to idle, but it felt like it may stall again, so I got moving and didn't stop again until the truck was fully warm. Once it was warm, I had no more idling problems.
I was thinking fuel pump or fuel filter, but didn't know if the cooler weather would cause this. Any ideas?
I was thinking fuel pump or fuel filter, but didn't know if the cooler weather would cause this. Any ideas?
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Sounds like you've got a sensor not reading right somewhere. I'd say the best thing to do at this point is to get the truck on a scanner that reads live data. See if there are any biased sensor readings. I'd pay particular attention to ICP pressure compared to IPR %. (when the engine is cold and acting up)
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