Codes 33 and 41 high idle then car shuts off... Help!

sgw_88FoxGT

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With KOER I get codes 33 (EGR valve opening not detected) and 41 (no HEGO [O2] switching detected always lean right side).

I passed all KOEO and CM tests as well as the cylinder balance test.

My car upon startup right after it's turned on gradually rises to 2000-2500 rpm and holds there. After a minute or two it comes down to 900-1000 rpm and stays there for the rest of the drive. Once in awhile as it's still warming up I get a surge big enough to shut off the car, but as it warms up the surge goes away and everything is fine except for a bit of a high idle.

I tested my EGR valve with a vacuum pump and it's stuck but it also doesn't let any air through so I know that there's no leak there. I used a stethescope to try to see if I had a vacuum leak but I can find one yet so I'm baffled.

Possibly related to this, is the carbon canister supposed to have two caps? Cause mine just has one.
 
Possible vacuum leak, and yes, the carbon canister has two caps.

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