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1993 chevy astro keeps dying on me


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Redneck1983
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Apr 25, 2013, 10:49 AM

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hey guys I have a 93 Chevy Astro van to and I'm having trouble with it. it don't want to stay running when I got it started it will run for a little while and then I'll die. so I took it to my local autozone and have them do a code read on it. it through back three codes. 35,43,54. the book says 35 is idle speed controller or idle air control valve. the books is 43 is throttle position switch out of adjustment or knock sensor signal error. 54 is mixture control solenoid circuit shorted or E.g.r. valve fault. can i get you guys ideas and opinions on where I should go next for trying to fix this problem?!? 


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Apr 25, 2013, 12:34 PM

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What is the 8th digit of the VIN#?



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Redneck1983
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Apr 25, 2013, 3:35 PM

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Z is the 8th. that tells u its tbi? Its been sitting for many year.


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Apr 25, 2013, 4:19 PM

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Yeah, I know what that means.


CODE 35 - Idle Air Control (IAC) Error (PCM Only)
CODE 43 - Knock Sensor (KS) Circuit
CODE 54 - Fuel Pump Relay Circuit (Low Voltage)

35,
You may have a bad IAC ( idle air control) but try eliminating any vacuum leaks and cleaning the throttle body first. Remove the intake snorkel, have someone hold the throttle wide open for you and scrub the back side of the throttle plate and surrounding bore with an old tooth brush and some carb cleaner. Be sure to spray some into the small holes next to the throttle plate. That should help stabilize the idle. If it still has a problem, replace the IAC.


43,
Make sure the sensor is plugged in and the wire isn't damaged. That is most likely a bad sensor

54,
That could be a connection issue in the power supply somewhere or a bad relay



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Redneck1983
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Apr 26, 2013, 1:07 PM

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I get that but which 1 do u think is making it die on me?


Redneck1983
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Apr 27, 2013, 12:33 PM

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Ok so watching the tbi the gas just stops and it dies. So i guess feul relay? Where should i go from there?


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Apr 27, 2013, 12:38 PM

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That's a pretty ridiculous assumption. There are dozens of ways for that to happen. You need to start monitoring fuel pressure, injector power, injector pulse and coil pulse.



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Redneck1983
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Apr 27, 2013, 3:12 PM

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okay fine that's a fair assessment maybe I should have given you a few more of the facts in the 1st. post sorry the van has been sitting for 5 to 10 years the fuel pump was replaced about three months ago and its still not wanting to pump up like it's supposed to. when you posted the redo of the codes and I saw fuel pump relay could be it made me start thinking I got to looking in checking things out more that's when i saw the gas just stopped sparing. Played around with it for awhile still not sure its the relay but i think its safe to change it n e way just n case!!


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Apr 28, 2013, 3:18 AM

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Slow down sport. If you aren't sure by FIVE years how long this has been sitting then there's so much unknown this is going to be tough. Just sitting that long unless absolutely properly stored, fuel removed and more there would likely still be a host of problems.

How was it stored if you even know? Was fuel removed? Was it dry storage in garage or just outdoors?

Now I don't know how to suggest anything without some knowns about this and if all is unknown a lot of things are possible,

T



Redneck1983
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Apr 28, 2013, 6:10 PM

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Ok so i put the relay from pick and pull on today it seams to be running better for now n e way!! Wish me luck.






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