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Finally...after a year of persistance, aggravation, and general bullshit i think i got my truck fixed.
Issue #1 (losing power randomly at speed with engine tone change, etc) was what was making it undriveable.Im thinking as @adsm08 once suggested the knock sensor was pickin up on a lifter tick and pulling timing. An 88 ECM that i got courtesy of @PetroleumJunkie412 took right care of that.
Issue #2- Flooding/Richness/Stalling....I believe was a combination issue of a bad spot in the O2 sensor wire (the green signal wire, atleast according to the chart i found), and, you ready for this...the IAC.
I fixed the O2 wire and the richness seemed to be gone, but sometimes if youd rev it a bit and let off, or kinda nudge forward and lay off it would almost stall/stall. I pulled the IAC apart and cleaned it. Put it back on and it was doing it worse. Found a hammer, beat the piss out of it, now the stalling seems to be gone. I plan on replaceing the IAC at some point.
With the new ECM im getting different codes then before. With the old ECM i got a code 18 memory code, it passed the KOEO test and on KOER i got a 41.
Now with this ECM KOEO i get a code 95, a memory code 18, a KOER code 18, and KOER code 41.
However i deleted them out and im gonna drive it. It seems to be running flawlessly so the codes can piss off.
Thanks to everyones for patience and help!
Issue #1 (losing power randomly at speed with engine tone change, etc) was what was making it undriveable.Im thinking as @adsm08 once suggested the knock sensor was pickin up on a lifter tick and pulling timing. An 88 ECM that i got courtesy of @PetroleumJunkie412 took right care of that.
Issue #2- Flooding/Richness/Stalling....I believe was a combination issue of a bad spot in the O2 sensor wire (the green signal wire, atleast according to the chart i found), and, you ready for this...the IAC.
I fixed the O2 wire and the richness seemed to be gone, but sometimes if youd rev it a bit and let off, or kinda nudge forward and lay off it would almost stall/stall. I pulled the IAC apart and cleaned it. Put it back on and it was doing it worse. Found a hammer, beat the piss out of it, now the stalling seems to be gone. I plan on replaceing the IAC at some point.
With the new ECM im getting different codes then before. With the old ECM i got a code 18 memory code, it passed the KOEO test and on KOER i got a 41.
Now with this ECM KOEO i get a code 95, a memory code 18, a KOER code 18, and KOER code 41.
However i deleted them out and im gonna drive it. It seems to be running flawlessly so the codes can piss off.
Thanks to everyones for patience and help!