Yeret
The Village Drunk
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2014
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- Ram Year
- 1999
- Engine
- 5.9 Magnum
So, as much as I have done to winterize my truck, Iowa winter once again does it's damndest to make things as miserable as possible.
Here's the deal. If the temperature is around freezing, the engine starts no problem. However, if the temperature drops to the teens/single digits then engine will fire but die right away. If I start the engine while holding the throttle just a bit, it fires and runs just fine, but as soon as I let off the throttle, the idle fumbles and the engine dies. If I hold the idle high with the throttle for a minute or two and let off, the engine will idle just fine, though sometimes it will start fumbling between a few and several hundred RPMs.
If the engine is hot, it will start and idle without any problems at all. So the problem seems to exist as long as the engine is cold, but completely disappears (for now) when it is at operating temperature.
My first thought was the IAC, but I did replace the damned thing earlier this year.
It's negative wind chills and blowing snow for the rest of the weekend here, so there is no ****ing way that I'm crawling around under the hood fiddling with things now. I'd just like to start compiling a list of things to check when the temperature at least comes within a few degrees of the freezing point, though I might be waiting some time.
I hate Iowa winters...
Here's the deal. If the temperature is around freezing, the engine starts no problem. However, if the temperature drops to the teens/single digits then engine will fire but die right away. If I start the engine while holding the throttle just a bit, it fires and runs just fine, but as soon as I let off the throttle, the idle fumbles and the engine dies. If I hold the idle high with the throttle for a minute or two and let off, the engine will idle just fine, though sometimes it will start fumbling between a few and several hundred RPMs.
If the engine is hot, it will start and idle without any problems at all. So the problem seems to exist as long as the engine is cold, but completely disappears (for now) when it is at operating temperature.
My first thought was the IAC, but I did replace the damned thing earlier this year.
It's negative wind chills and blowing snow for the rest of the weekend here, so there is no ****ing way that I'm crawling around under the hood fiddling with things now. I'd just like to start compiling a list of things to check when the temperature at least comes within a few degrees of the freezing point, though I might be waiting some time.
I hate Iowa winters...