Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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I do not believe there is a plenum gasket on the TBI motors, a splash shield yes, but it's not connected to the plenum.
Kinda fighting the same issue on my daughter's 97 Exploder myself, and no it is not the intake gaskets. I am looking for vacuum leaks now. Based on your comment about failing the evap test I wonder if you have one too?
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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I assumed he was calling the intake a plenum. I found the EVAP leak. It's at the tank. The little plastic nipple that the EVAP line plugs into at the tank broke off. I tried to JB Weld it without dropping the tank but it didn't work. I'm going to drop the tank and fix it. And I replaced all vacuum hose. This truck is from Arizona so all the plastic is very brittle. But at least the rust is almost non existent.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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The Magnum engines have a plate bolted to the bottom of the intake plenum that can leak oil into the intake tract. The TBI intake does not, pointing it out for anyone trying to follow along at home.
I was thinking more on your problem at lunch today. The TBI system is fairly stupid, in the sense that it cannot sense or pop a fault code for a lot of stuff that today's smarter systems can and will.
I wonder if capping off that leaky EVAP line for testing purposes will affect your symptoms. I do not know how and when that line purges. But it almost sounds like you have a vacuum leak somewhere the system cannot compensate for adequately.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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The Magnum engines have a plate bolted to the bottom of the intake plenum that can leak oil into the intake tract. The TBI intake does not, pointing it out for anyone trying to follow along at home.
I was thinking more on your problem at lunch today. The TBI system is fairly stupid, in the sense that it cannot sense or pop a fault code for a lot of stuff that today's smarter systems can and will.
I wonder if capping off that leaky EVAP line for testing purposes will affect your symptoms. I do not know how and when that line purges. But it almost sounds like you have a vacuum leak somewhere the system cannot compensate for adequately.
Interesting. Could give it a shot. Also. I've been driving the truck around and when I got under to check out the EVAP situation I saw that I've got oil leaking from the rear of the engine.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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At idle, in park, if I hold the throttle just barely open the engine stumbles and sounds like its going to die.
/Capped off EGR and driveability is fixed with it capped. No vacuum going to the EGR. I assume the solenoid is bad. I'll have to take it off and test it. Problem now is, I guess I over torqued a bolt that holds the water pump on and now i've got a coolant leak up front I've got to deal with.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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Replace the valve with the transducer. I could of told you that was the problem but as I recall you stated somewhere that unhooking the EGR did not help.
Why would I replace the EGR when it does work. When I apply vacuum to the EGR the engine stumbles, showing that the EGR WILL function if it was being given vacuum. And idk what component you're trying to describe by saying transducer. Do you mean the solenoid? The EGR is not getting vacuum. I'm going to test the solenoid. I suggest you re-read the thread because what I said is that I had tested it before the rebuild and that I should test it again. But I got distracted with that TPS code and never tried it again till I remembered today that I had not tried that again.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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I suggest you re-read the thread because what I said is thatQuote:
I did and this is what you said. So by your own words you said I will check it right now. So dont be to quick to tell me to re-read as I am only trying to help. I wont complain because the pay is so good.
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I tried blocking off the EGR before I did the rebuild but I'll try it again. I'll check the vacuum again. I assumed it was doing that because the timing was off but I shouldn't assume. I'll check it again right now.
I did and this is what you said. So by your own words you said I will check it right now. So dont be to quick to tell me to re-read as I am only trying to help. I wont complain because the pay is so good
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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So it's a vacuum leak to atmosphere at the solenoid and not a vacuum leak past the solenoid opening the EGR?
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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Yes, it does look like that. The solenoid is on the passenger side valve cover, with the other two solenoids(EGR,EVAP,and I forget the other one, Air Inj?). It's what controls the vacuum going to the EGR transducer and the transducer controls it also. There is no vacuum going the the transducer so that tells me there is something wrong with the solenoid. But There is no reason to replace a part that has not been deemed bad. That's the main problem I have with your suggestion. I don't mean to sound rude or unappreciative but I need help that is based in logic. Not just swapping a part because that's your guess.
OK, Then you now need to get out the FSM and diagnose the EGR system's operation.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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So, if you unplug the wires to the solenoid it smooths out?
If so that's eliminate the mechanics of the system and point to the control circuit.
Not sure if the EGR system is pulse width modulated or not, but that could account for the choppy vacuum reading you saw.
I don't believe there should be EGR at idle, I know on the older mechanical only systems there isn't. Might be time to crack open the FSM and read up on EGR operation.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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http://www.allpar.com/i/manuals.html For manuals. Unfortunately, I am not familiar at all with the later EGR setups.
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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http://www.genosgarage.com/1989-DODGE-RAM-FACTORY-SERVICE-CD/productinfo/DFSM89_CD/
$35.00 for the CD, best I can find. Can't find anything that allows instant download though.
Nice! Thanks for taking a look. I Searched for it and did not find that website. I might grab that one if I can't find a physical book that's not on ebay and a reasonable price.
Also, I don't know how I messed this up but the solenoid is bad. I swear the first time I tested it, it was working. Although it seems more likely that I messed up somehow but idk. I used to work as a SMOG tech. If there's one thing I know it's emissions equipment. So I'm kind of confused what I did wrong. But anyways, solenoid is bad. Discontinued part, none of the parts stores even know what I'm talking about... They just want to sell me an EGR valve. I did find the EVAP solenoid. Is there a difference between them?
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Re: 89 318 TBI Freshly Rebuilt Engine Idle Surging / Stalls
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I think this is what they are calling an evap solenoid Here. If you can read the OEM part number off the solenoid you have Rockauto has a crossreference search function.
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