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Hey all,
I've got an 04 ram with 187k miles on it. When I'm coming to a complete stop, right at idle, my truck wants to stall out. Sometimes it just drops real low but jumps back up to normal rpms. It seems like the harder I have to stop, the better chance it is it will stall. Doesn't matter if the engines warmed up or still cold. It starts right back up with no problem, and it doesn't idle rough or have any hesitation. Problem is only when reaching idle speed. During this last winter, I couldn't put more than a third of a gallon in at a time before the pump would click off. I'd have to wait for about 10 seconds or so, and pump another third of a gallon (needless to say, it was rough fueling up in the cold). But now that it's warmer out, it will fill all the way up with no issues.
I've done a lot of research and found quite a few possible solutions. Charcoal canister, purge solenoid, throttle position sensor, idle air control, PCM, even down to low Tansmission fluid. My question is, is there any way to test some of these so I can either rule them out or find the colperate? I'm leaning towards charcoal canister/purge solenoid because of the winter issues.
Any advice or knowledge to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
P.S. No codes have popped up. I do have a DS Preditor if that could help diagnose something.
-Ian-
I've got an 04 ram with 187k miles on it. When I'm coming to a complete stop, right at idle, my truck wants to stall out. Sometimes it just drops real low but jumps back up to normal rpms. It seems like the harder I have to stop, the better chance it is it will stall. Doesn't matter if the engines warmed up or still cold. It starts right back up with no problem, and it doesn't idle rough or have any hesitation. Problem is only when reaching idle speed. During this last winter, I couldn't put more than a third of a gallon in at a time before the pump would click off. I'd have to wait for about 10 seconds or so, and pump another third of a gallon (needless to say, it was rough fueling up in the cold). But now that it's warmer out, it will fill all the way up with no issues.
I've done a lot of research and found quite a few possible solutions. Charcoal canister, purge solenoid, throttle position sensor, idle air control, PCM, even down to low Tansmission fluid. My question is, is there any way to test some of these so I can either rule them out or find the colperate? I'm leaning towards charcoal canister/purge solenoid because of the winter issues.
Any advice or knowledge to point me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
P.S. No codes have popped up. I do have a DS Preditor if that could help diagnose something.
-Ian-