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Old 10-15-2007, 05:25 PM   #7
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Re: 97 3500 van oil pressure drops

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Originally Posted by alloro
There are two components that rank high on the possible culprit list. The first is the throttle position sensor being worn out so that the computer isn't regulating the correct fuel mixture for when the throttle closes. The second is the 2-wire computer (not the 1-wire gauge) temperature sensor. The computer richens the fuel mixture when the engine is cold. If the sensor is defective and the computer fails to richen the mixture you will get stalling until the engine warms up and no longer needs the richend mixture.
thanks for the advice i'll look into the TPS and the 2 wire Temp sensor...i'll let you guys know if either sensor is bad..
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