So on my way home today after getting gas the truck began to miss for a split second and the check engine light came on and went off. About a half mile later it did it again and wouldn't rev when I worked the throttle and would only sputter. After shutting it off I was able to drive again only to have it again. What could be going on It has the 22re.
that happened to me and it ended up being the water pump was going bad on me and i also had a bad temp sensor so it was overheating but didnt tell me since my gauge was showing everything was alright. that may be whats going on with yours.
my truck did that. turned out to be the ignition system so i changed my distributor and it still happened. i changed my stock coil to a MSD 6AL and msd blaster coil. Put in some new plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor and now its all good. not sure whats happeneing with urs but i'd say check on ur ignition system.
did it do this at any point before you got gas that day? i would suspect you may have got some junk picked up during your fueling and may have clogged up your fuel filter, possibly the fuel pump strainer as well. if your filter hasnt been changed in a while, i'd change it and see if the problem persists.
Well I just replaced the temp sensor, h20 pump, coil, wires and plugs when I rebuilt the engine (about 10k miles ago). I changed the fuel filter when I did the engine, but I have never taken the tank apart. It was running fine before filling up. How would I check the CEL codes?
jump the TE1 and E1 in the diagnostic port, turn the key to on and "count" the flashes. *_**_____*_**____ would read "1 + 2" resulting in "12". Then after a set amount of seconds, it'll repeat the process. *_****_______***_****______ is 14 and 34, for example. you know what, lemme google that for you. LOL ironically this is what I got from TN's KNJ27's post in the massive truck info section. "Trouble Codes (Check Engine Light): Cars made before 1996 use the OBDI (on-board diagnostics) system, as opposed to the much more sophisticated OBDII system. The plus side of this is that when your CEL comes on it is extremely easy to find out what code it is. All you need is a metal paper clip or small piece of wire. Insert one end each of the paper clip etc. (called the jumper) into the terminals labeled TE1 and E1 in the diagnostic check connector, found under the hood next to the fuse box. Then, you turn the ignition key to on and the CEL will blink in a specific sequence. By counting the blinks, you determine what code you have. First it will blink the first digit of the code. Then there will be a 1.5 second pause, and the second digit of the code will blink. If you had another code, there would be a 2.5 second pause between them and the process would repeat. Then, once all codes have been flashed, there will be a 4.5 second pause, and then the entire series will start over from the beginning. For example, if _ represents a pause and * represents a blink, code 12 and code 42 would look like this if they cycled around twice: *_**_ _****_**_ _ _ _*_**_ _****_** In the Factory Service Manual, mentioned at the beginning of the thread, there are instructions as well as a chart describing what each code is. Look under "Engine", then "MFI system - diagnostics". I just wanted to provide some instructions in nice plain English, but you will need the manual to do this process.You can move forward in fixing an engine problem much more quickly and easily if you know what codes you have registered. THIS IS THE FIRST THING YOU SHOULD DO IF YOUR CEL COMES ON! To clear any stored codes, you simply pull the fuse labeled "EFI" out for a while (30 seconds recommended in FSM), then put it back. The FSM mentions this as well."
Ok so I checked the code and it gave me 24, which is air temp sensor. I also read that it is typically also associated with the maf. I have not had a chance to check the fuel filter and tank, should I still check them? At this point I'm beginning to tire of fixing crap and im about ready to get rid of both trucks and just by a car so I don't have to deal with this stuff anymore.
No I haven't touched this one. Previously I when I had the big bore throttle body I had a modified one, but when I sold those parts I picked this one up used.
