Topic: sputtering 22re

[exxon]

I did a search and couldn't find anything. Recently while driving on the highway and holding speed, the engine gets bogged down as if it had a dirty carburetor. It will cut in and out of power, but nothing that causes me to lose speed or compensate to. On the way to work this morning I noticed it got worse and that I actually had to floor it and downshift to keep speed at times. Starting off in 1st and then second it sputters and the power cuts in and out. The fuel filter has been changed. Spark plugs are new. I cleaned the throttle body. I can't figure out what the cause might be, help is appreciated, thanks.

[merlcrawl]

give all your hoses a good check for cracks/ leaks, or maybe the idle air controll valve.

[exxon [OP]]

I've checked all of that.

[82toy]

that kinda sounds like your fuel pump.
ok now your supposed to give me that look like i dont know what im talking about.

[merlcrawl]

miles??
did you compression and vacume test it yet? maybe a piston ring is siezing up, or excessive blowby?

[exxon [OP]]

really don't think it is the fuel pump, just got off duty so I was messing around with it this morning. It seems like it isn't firing on all cylinders, and then it will. We checked the cap and distributor, changed the wires and coil. But I can put it in third, floor it and it won't accelerate. It idles and revs fine. Ilve cleaned the throttle body. Checked wires and vacuum lines. The next step is to try and clean the fuel rail/injectors. That'll have to wait til after church, Happy Easter

[exxon [OP]]

... 298,000 mi

[hilux-1983]

Just for laughs and giggles, put a pressure guage on the fuel rail to "confirm" the fuel pressure. That way you'll know fer sher that it's not the fuel pump. Cuz it sure sounds like low fuel pressure. The injectors wont open if the minimum fuel pressure isn't there. It WILL run like it's misfireing.  . I'm heading over to
church too http://www.calvarygoodyear.org/ . HE is risen.....

[exxon [OP]]

will do, does the auto part store rent those gauges and where does the best place to put the gauge at? and just to confirm you need about 30 psi?

[merlcrawl]

snap-on

[hilux-1983]

will do, does the auto part store rent those gauges and where does the best place to put the gauge at? and just to confirm you need about 30 psi?

Pick up a repair manual from autozone, checkers etc.... It'll help you alot. Or just do a search on the web. As for the guage, I would look at those places too

[exxon [OP]]

kind of been short on cash, so I have had to skip the buying a manual part. Any chances of it being the fuel pressure regulator. At times the truck is hard to start and it would crank over about 8 times before I have to give it gas so it can start

[superyota]

sounds like an egr problem to me.

[exxon [OP]]

sounds like an egr problem to me.

is there a way to bypass all of the stupid emissions junk on the truck? what I need what I don't?

[merlcrawl]

im pretty sure youd need a different cyclinder head, anythings possible but is it worth it??
just fix it how it is..

[superyota]

is there a way to bypass all of the stupid emissions junk on the truck? what I need what I don't?

pull the vacuum off the egr and plug it and see if that fixes your problem.  its the main line that comes into the bottom of the diaphram.

[exxon [OP]]

found it! got around to taking the intake off and cleaning it, 20 something years of filth, it was due. Anyways went to disconnecting the spark wires to see if it makes a difference in idle. Found that cylinder three was bad. Looked at the fuel injector connector and the prongs inside of the clip backed out of the hole. A little bit of super glue and some electrical tape fixed that.