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Runs fine wide open, but not at steady speed


mousetopher
05-10-2007, 08:48 PM
I am stumped. I have an 89 s10 blazer 2wd 4.3 automatic. While trying to maintain a steady speed it acts like its running out of gas. If you maintain steady pedal position, in about 3-5 seconds it'll come back, but start acting up again in a couple secs. If you punch it when it starts acting up, you almost immediately have full power. It stalls on occasion at idle and the idle surges. I have changed the plugs, wires, cap, rotor, the distributor (because i broke it), the fuel filter, the screen on the fuel pump (because I drained out some bad gas. It sat for almost a year). I have driven it about 300 miles so I dont think I can blame it on sitting.

Now to make it more interesting. It doesn't act up when its cold. And when its acting up, if I shut it off and restart it it'll be ok for a couple minutes. I get an intermittent code 32, something about a vacuum switch for the egr valve I think. Will the egr system make it run like this? And how do I know which one to change? When the light comes on it seems to run better.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

ericn1300
05-10-2007, 09:28 PM
definetly an EGR problem, the symptons match the trouble code. you can try cleaning it, since it's an expensive part. use a screened gasket when reinstalling it to keep carbon particles out of it in the future. more info here: http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/12/aa/f7/0900823d8012aaf7/repairInfoPages.htm

mousetopher
05-11-2007, 04:44 AM
thanks.

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