I am giving up. I thought I could fix this problem by searching but I have had no luck. There are lots of good ideas but nothing worked.
Here's the scoop. My truck started running poorly Saturday. Under a load it would spit and sputter. Once it evened out it ran very well. We have changed out plugs, (need to order wires, cap, and rotor), changed out fuel filter and inlet sock. We cleaned the MAF and verified that the flap is working correctly. We also temporarily repaired the air intake hose with really pretty shiny black tape. We had a code 25 Sat, but it went away. The code that showed up today was a 31 (volume air flow). I have checked out wiring to make sure that nothing is shorting out. We seafoamed the intake. Now the truck idles really good but as soon as you put it in gear, it spits and sputters. You cannot get the RPMs over 1500. The CEL will not clear.
I am open to any suggestions. I am giving up for the night. This is the family hauler so we really need it running. I would hate for my kids to be cruiser popcicles but if I don't get the 80 running really fast then they will have to ride in the 40, and it has no top. But that is another story.
Thanks in advance.
Marde
Here's the scoop. My truck started running poorly Saturday. Under a load it would spit and sputter. Once it evened out it ran very well. We have changed out plugs, (need to order wires, cap, and rotor), changed out fuel filter and inlet sock. We cleaned the MAF and verified that the flap is working correctly. We also temporarily repaired the air intake hose with really pretty shiny black tape. We had a code 25 Sat, but it went away. The code that showed up today was a 31 (volume air flow). I have checked out wiring to make sure that nothing is shorting out. We seafoamed the intake. Now the truck idles really good but as soon as you put it in gear, it spits and sputters. You cannot get the RPMs over 1500. The CEL will not clear.
I am open to any suggestions. I am giving up for the night. This is the family hauler so we really need it running. I would hate for my kids to be cruiser popcicles but if I don't get the 80 running really fast then they will have to ride in the 40, and it has no top. But that is another story.
Thanks in advance.
Marde