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My 1996 3.0 6 cylinder dodge caravan runs until it is three quarters full and then it quits and no fuel is coming out of the injetors-as soon as i fill it up it runs again but the check engine light is blinking and the power is sluggish-fuel pump is working, filteris good we changed the coil and it fired for about 2min on 6 cylinders and then went back to four- these are the codes that we read, po300 random misfire, po353 ignition coil, primary secondary cirquit malfuntion,po443 evap emmission conrol systempurge valve c fault
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According to the parts book, the filter comes with the plastic lines attached, and should be in front of the gas tank. It makes a difference if the van is a long or short wheelbase model. Some models after 1996 had the filter in the tank.
You have a fuel pump relay that sends power to the fuel pump. Do you hear the fuel pump turn on when you start the van? If not then check the relay. sometimes you can have someone tap the top of the relay while the key is being turned. If it starts then change the relay. about 10$ from rockauto.com.
You'll need to remove the serpintine belt, once removed you'll need to take the pulley from the water pump, I believe three bolts, 10MM. After this is removed you'll be able to see the bolts holding the pump in place. I believe there are 5 or 6 of them, if my memory serves they are 8MM.
First get the obd2 codes then go from there, if you see any obvious leaks of fuel it could be coming from a broken hose on the fuel rail to the injectors.
Wait until you get it full, then see what it does.Could just be freon running through evaporator, and air. Once full & run a while, it may stop, if not, your AC will probably quit cooling again, then you'll know.
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