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So, all that said, I think I have 1 bad injector (maybe it has a piece of crud stuck) but my thought was to take them all out and clean them (or send them off for ultrasonic cleaning). But I have never done this so I was asking for advice.
thanks,
4thstooge
I have a 97 Chevy Venture. It has been overheating on me. I brought it to one mechanic who replaced the water pump, radiator hose and thermostat. That did not fix it. I brought it somewhere else where they rodded out the radiator, changed the thermostat AGAIN, ran some sort of sealer through it because I had a very very small head gasket leak. The van did fine for 3 days and then overheated again. Basically, I have brought it to two very highly recommended mechanics that can not figure it out. Do some research before buying this vehicle.
jim
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Just recently the van stoppen running all together. I had to have the tank dropped and the complete sender/pump unit replaced as well as the fuel filter. I have been told by a Chevy parts guy that the unit (from the factory) is the most common thing replaced on these vans.
That solved all my problems. I have more power now too.
The only fix is to drop the tank and replace the entire unit. Includes the fuel pump and guage float. About $470.
I don't know where to begin!!! Oh, and I've already replaced the corroded tail light bezzel thinga-ma-jigger..... Well, my husband did it, but now my directional lights work so it's not that!!
Are these problems common? We have never had a problem up to this point, but this is really depressing. I really love my van, but I am afraid of it turning into a money pit. Any advice?
I read your message and I just experienced the same problem but with my drive, 3, 2 gear. I can't drive the car in Drive gear.?
Did u get any replies? Is it a problem with the transmission, I hope not. Please, help me if you know what the problem turns out to be?
4thstooge
I have a 1998 Chevy Venture and recently been having issues leading up to it not starting at all. I thin k I narrowed it down, but need help if possible:
-Service Engine light came on a while back, garage said nothing was wrong and it may be a short in wire tripping the light to appear.
-Frequently the automatic passanger sliding door would trip a fuse due to our kids not letting it open itself. According to manual all you do for THAT problem is pull the 15v fuse , wait 30 seconds and put fuse back in, ALWAYS worked when I had to do this.
-Now, the electronic driver's seat has stopped working and the automatic sliding door........pulled ALL fuses and NOTHING.SO I drove for about another 2 weeks......
-The car would not start after sitting for over an hour at a local football game. I had someone jump start me since I ran the battery down turning it over........it started right up! Went about 3 days ok so I took it to get inspected and the guy at the garage called said it was dead where I parked it. He pulled it in garage and he THINKS it is the fuel pump.
-I have the car home now in my garage, and had a haunting feeling the ELECTRICAL issues I have been having were somehow tied to no pwer to fuel pump.
-I now found 3 wire harnesses under the driver side sliding door which are connected to the gas tank, the emissions something or other and the third Im not sure.
-I unplugged the harnesses and water came FLOWING out of all of them. ALL day today I sprayed Electrical contacts cleaner in all harnesses and took out each individual wire from harness and scraped all the GREEN mess that was covering them. Now there are all cleaned up , put it back together and it started!! ....Then it crapped out!!
ANY HELP? :sick:
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1. you almost always have to pop out the plastic piece around the door handle, and remove 2 screws, and/or remove the armwrest with 2 screws. (If you need more details email (secretagent4thstooge@yahoo.com) me and I will look closer at my van this weekend).
2. They make a tool to help pop the plastic fasteners out without breaking them, but I have never bought one, don't bother, you can do it without it, and if you break a plastic fastener they are cheap and easy to replace.
3. start with a thin, almost flat, flat bar/pry bar/big screwdriver, and slide it up a few inches behind the door panel near the lower left corner, don't pry like you are prying to boards apart, wiggle the tool a little at a time until you can slide a few fingers under the door panel.
4. keep gently tugging the door panel so you can slide your finger near the 1st plastic fastener, then give it a few good yanks straight out,
5. repeat for other plastic fastener you find holding the bottom half of the door panel to the door, then lift the door panel out and up, it is in clips near the window at the top and you just yank it up at the top to release.
6. if you are careful you can peel the plastic insulation back and re-stick it when you are done.
Ted
Wiper control arm,
Intake manifold gasket leak,
Rear wiper no longer works,
Radio is locked,
Instrument cluster has no lights,
Gauges are not working,
Blinker problems,
LR power lock interminent,
Right power window came off bracket,
Front disc and pads replaced.
Sounds like other people are having similar problems. DO NOT buy a van in the montana/venture family.
read this post and eenaef ,i found connector /modul/ full of water and rust. one contact was broken .now looking for new modul, and with jumper wire on broken contact ventura starting all the time.
thank you
Service est. was fuel pump
new fuel pump is CAN$550-850 + $200 install
solid not blinking.I changed to gas cap to a locking one after finding out some thugs where trying to siphon my gas.
I changed the back to the factory gas cap.SES still stays lit.Where do I start to try and find out what is wrong?
Is there a way to get the error codes from the computer?
Vehicle just turned 37K.Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Check those wires and grounds!!!
Seriously, it probably is the tires. The tires tend to cup on these vans if not rotated very often. When they are cupped they hum.
My 88 Escort just recently lost the alternator and it was related to the battery going out.
Also have no interior lights at all. If I open my doors or use the switch on the dash board there are no lights at all. (Dome light) all other are fine. JUST MY DOME LIGHTS DON'T WORK.
I also have hesitation when I acellerate and can't figure out what it is. Wires have been changed but not the plugs to hard to get at. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
Do not let them put in a new sensing guage inside of the fuel tank before they check for corrosion on the pins where a cable is plugged in that goes to the guage readings on the dash. after they cleaned the pins I didnt have any more problems. I learned the hard way because that sensing unit they put in the gas tank cost me about $400 Dollars and I dont think that I needed it.