Stupid Idiot Light

[CallBob]

99 Jimmy V6 . Getting Code p0410 ..secondary air problem . Replaced the Idle Air Valve at the carb. Throttle body ...Replaced the electric (smog) air pump . Replaced the solenoid next to it and the rubber hoses connected to that .
The service engine soon light is still coming on sometimes and when i check , its still a P0410 secondary air problem . What'd i miss ?
Oh..and sometimes when i come to a real slow stop , the engine stalls ! But , it starts right back up . ?? Anything to do with the p0410 ?

[MT-2500]

The light is not stupid.
It is telling you you have a problem.
Go Down in the S-10 formum in the how to section.
And find this link by Mud dog.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=564664
See if it helps and let us know how it goes.

[CallBob]

Thanks , but , the light remains stupid . I was pretty sure i explained what i did already , and i found nothing new at the post you suggested .

[MT-2500]

Did you clear the code after repair?

[CallBob]

Ummm..lemme think......Yeup !

[CallBob]

Well....I decided to trace the long vacuum hose and while doing so , found it to be soft , brittle and split at certain junctions . I bought 2 yards of hose and began replacing all of the hose from the bottom up around the carb and over to the right side . The very last piece fell off before i got to it to see where it was connected . I cut off a new length the same as what was there ,..but..i don't find any place to push it onto a plastic piece .

Now that's not funny !
Okay , here's where it stands right now ..i think it goes underneath the part it's sitting on , but , i don't feel anything under there to connect to .

[Blt2Lst]

[quote=CallBob;6822756]Thanks , but , the light remains stupid . /quote]

You can't fix stupid..

I think some comedian said it first..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f2yBCTNmN0

[CallBob]

Gotta be able to fix stupid ..otherwise I'm stuck with a stupid service engine soon that i need to black tape over ..

[Blt2Lst]

look for a vacuum hose routing diagram sticker under the hood someplace, some cars have them. That will help you determine where the vacuum hoses go. If it does not have one, you should be able to find it in a service manual.
Good Luck.



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[CallBob]

Nope..no sticker there , or i would have done it already Service Manual...U must be kidding , over a month and the only one available is at the dealer .

[Scrapper]

Originally Posted by CallBob

Nope..no sticker there , or i would have done it already Service Manual...U must be kidding , over a month and the only one available is at the dealer .

it might be running into plastic black t and you cant see it because of it being black or one part of the t broke off.

[Blt2Lst]

Here ya go, use it once and it pays for itself..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1996-...sQ5fLiterature

[mike2004tct]

I had the same problem with my '01 (P0410 light kept coming on).

There's a fuse and a relay inside the fender well by the battery. You have to remove the battery to get to it.
Replaced the blown fuse on mine, and the light has stayed off for 3 months now. Can't help you with the vacuum line, but these pumps are known to cause problems ('98 to '01s), as they load up with water, and in my case the water freezes, blowing either the pump, or the fuse, or both.

[CallBob]

Well...my partner and his skinny hands finally came home from work and groped around but he also found no connector....that manual on ebay won't help , i paid for it as an online 1 year membership and it doesn't have even the aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAIR pump in it ....

[old_master]

There is a vacuum reservoir inside the left fender. In the image on the left, the white check valve / vacuum tee is pointing to the connector where the line goes. There is a fitting that sticks out about 3/4" just rearward of the EBCM and forward of the hood hinge. The fitting is horizontal and points right at the check valve stick your hand in there, you'll feel it! If you leave the line disconnected, the 4WD and HVAC system will not operate correctly.