Owners and owners-to-be of the Intrepid.thanks ill give that a try, id like to finally get this issue resolved without having to take it in and being charged a buttload... And so far you guys have been right on with the problems ive had with the car so far... glad i found the group LOL its been a big help over the years
John Bradshaw K4SWX Fayette County ARES District 13 ARES CERT Team 9 -------------------------- Posted by: "Geoff" Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:05 am (PST) Yep, there's a vacuum leak. I would guess (take it for what it's worth) that the intake plenum has a leak somewhere around the surface where it mates to the lower intake. The reason why it runs faster after it warms up is because something is expanding due to the engine's heat and opening up a gap. Get yourself a fresh bottle of propane and a regular blowtorch. While the engine is running (after it has warmed up and is idling fast) pass the *UNLIT* blowtorch (valve wide open) closely over all areas in the engine compartment related to fuel delivery. If you're lucky, the propane will get sucked into the engine when you pass the torch over the area of the leak, and there will be an audible change in engine RPM. (It may go higher or lower briefly, then settle, but it should be repeatable.) With luck, it's just a bad plenum gasket and not a crack in the plastic plenum itself. Another possibility would be the throttle body mounting gasket. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Web: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid> Subscribe: <mailto://[email protected]> Unsubscribe: <mailto://[email protected]> Moderator: <mailto://[email protected]>Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dodge_intrepid/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
