Cath wrote:
> On May 16, 4:21�pm, "@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
" <""dave1645\"@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"> wrote:
>
>>Cath wrote:
>>
>>>I am the orginal owner of a '99 Isuzu Rodeo...this car has been great
>>>until recently...It only has 61,000 miles on it too.
>>
>>>It has devolped this dieing for no reason. The tact gets down too low
>>>when I'm either coming to a stop or turning a corner and it just
>>>quits. I should mention it's a stick shift. It's not my driving...lol
>>
>>>Does anyone else have this trouble?? What can it be??? It doesn't do
>>>it always, but yesterday it did it three times. And it took a few
>>>mintues to get it going again. Not fun when your in the middle of
>>>angry people on the road!
>>
>>>Thanks!
>>
>>Yup one of two things � have someone or you clean the EGR valve it
sound
>>as though it is doing whay mine did , sticking � take it off and soak
>>the base in carb cleaner for about 30 mins or so � then make sure the
>>little plunger moves freely. another cause if this is a known fault of
>>the intake gasket (plastic ) breking apart alowing air where it should
>>not be getting � you can find this either by listening to an idling
>>engine for a hiss of lightly spaying carb cleaner around the base of the
>>intake with an idling engine if it is leaking the engine will speed up
>>or try to die if to much is sprayed
>
>
> Thanks for the info! I'll have my husband check it out. I am just
> confused though...why isn't something like this caught with an overall
> check up on the car?
>
2 things, the problem is intrmitant, sometimes the egr valve sticks and
other times it works fine. AND most machanic, don't check everything
and also don't have a clue, and love to take your money anyway. My own
son is a machanic, and I have asked him questions that he can't answer,
I can't either but I play and find out for myself...I found this only by
accident , when my passport was acting up ,
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