Fuel Line

1989 DODGE DAKOTA
129,000 MILES • 3.8L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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STEVE43
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I have to feather the gas pedal on acceleration or it will stall and keep the pedal floored on the highway until I get it up to approx. 55 miles an hour. I have been to 4 mechanics and no one can find the problem. Any suggestions/
Jan 7, 2016 at 9:35 PM
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HMAC300
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scan for codes and check fuel pressure with a gauge
Jan 7, 2016 at 10:52 PM
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STEVE43
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I have done that and the fuel pressure was fine, any other suggestions?
Thank You
Jan 8, 2016 at 7:19 PM
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HMAC300
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what was fuel pressure? if not minimum in pic then pump is bad, or a plugged fuel filter. sure sounds like it.
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Jan 8, 2016 at 9:47 PM
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STEVE43
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The fuel pressure was good, one of the mechanics also checked it, I don't have the reading. The fuel filter is new. Any other suggestions? Thank you
Jan 14, 2016 at 7:53 PM
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HMAC300
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only other thing I can recommend is to clean throttle plate on both sides and iac hole with choke cleaner and scan for codes as well as checking for a vacuum leak other than that I have nothing else to suggest
Jan 14, 2016 at 10:48 PM
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