Engine Sputtering. (I know, Another thread...)
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ok. solution found. and an idea of how it happened.
First off. it WAS the wires. i replaced them and the plugs today. truck runs better than ever now :) .....i missed my baby.
Two. i think it had something to do with the deep gouges in the 4th cylinders wire on the side under the intake manifold. aparently when i had swapped them out last year, i routed them THROUGH the manifold instead of inbetween the manifold and valve cover like i was supposed to. which allowed it to run up against all kind of goodies like vaccum lines andthe fuel rail lol. eventually leading to its failure. thank you guys for the help!
Ive been all over the place seeking help (Aparently theres 5 other reasons why my turck would behave that way.) and i knew i could count on RF to save the day.
First off. it WAS the wires. i replaced them and the plugs today. truck runs better than ever now :) .....i missed my baby.
Two. i think it had something to do with the deep gouges in the 4th cylinders wire on the side under the intake manifold. aparently when i had swapped them out last year, i routed them THROUGH the manifold instead of inbetween the manifold and valve cover like i was supposed to. which allowed it to run up against all kind of goodies like vaccum lines andthe fuel rail lol. eventually leading to its failure. thank you guys for the help!
Ive been all over the place seeking help (Aparently theres 5 other reasons why my turck would behave that way.) and i knew i could count on RF to save the day.
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ok, problem returned 3 days later. and its not the wires or plugs this time. truck still runs awesome when it DOES run and the sputtering is as often as it was befor. but the newer plugs make it more noticable i guess. cause the chugging is harder rather than more frequent. i checked my vaccum lines. there all good.
idk how to check the EGR vavle, and ill have to really wait to be able to check the injectors. any mroe suggestions?
Also, just yesterday when it was raining. i noticed my batt light was flickering at the same rate as my subwoofer. which i found odd cause thats never happened befor. turned off stereo and it went away. i checked voltage this morning. 13 without alt 14 with. checked wire connections checked the ground next to the battery where it connects to the fram. checked for voltage drop on the starter. got a 12v reading there. without it running. havent seen it all day today though. may have a short when it rains. who knows. but it may be related. its almost like the truck is cutting out when its chugging.
idk how to check the EGR vavle, and ill have to really wait to be able to check the injectors. any mroe suggestions?
Also, just yesterday when it was raining. i noticed my batt light was flickering at the same rate as my subwoofer. which i found odd cause thats never happened befor. turned off stereo and it went away. i checked voltage this morning. 13 without alt 14 with. checked wire connections checked the ground next to the battery where it connects to the fram. checked for voltage drop on the starter. got a 12v reading there. without it running. havent seen it all day today though. may have a short when it rains. who knows. but it may be related. its almost like the truck is cutting out when its chugging.
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so far ive replaced the fuel filter, coils, plugs, wires, serpentine belt and timing belt. (I was checking the timing. and its such a pain i just swapped em while i had it apart.) and all is a go. had altenator and charging ability tested today. it was a okay. but odly enough the battery was at 700amps instead of 800. and the voltage was slightly low. got home, and the volts were at 12. so i checked the volts while unplugging fuses to see fi i had a dead draw. and the volts actually kept falling until they hit 10....
also, as a side note, i got to my friends house(Sputtered a lil on the way there.) it sat for about an hour. than i ran down to an auto store to have them check the alt for me (Sputtered a lil on the way there) Started it up to go back to his house. no sputtering.....i drove it about 10 miles giving it transitioning throttle positions. quick and hard accelerating. any varyation i could. and not one sputter. untill i was about 2 miles from from home again. to more accurately describe what its doing exactly when i say (Chugging) if youve ever drivin your truck to the limiter. (90mph) and the truck starts bucking hella hard cause the motor is cutting out to back off the speed. (Happens to me at around 3800rpm so im not taching out.) youd know what imtalking about. its the same cutting out feeling.
oh, and if the pcv valve is under my manifold how am i supposed to check it? you know i have a 2.3 and its a nightmare to even see in there right?
also, as a side note, i got to my friends house(Sputtered a lil on the way there.) it sat for about an hour. than i ran down to an auto store to have them check the alt for me (Sputtered a lil on the way there) Started it up to go back to his house. no sputtering.....i drove it about 10 miles giving it transitioning throttle positions. quick and hard accelerating. any varyation i could. and not one sputter. untill i was about 2 miles from from home again. to more accurately describe what its doing exactly when i say (Chugging) if youve ever drivin your truck to the limiter. (90mph) and the truck starts bucking hella hard cause the motor is cutting out to back off the speed. (Happens to me at around 3800rpm so im not taching out.) youd know what imtalking about. its the same cutting out feeling.
oh, and if the pcv valve is under my manifold how am i supposed to check it? you know i have a 2.3 and its a nightmare to even see in there right?
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Thanks. i love my truck too much but i just cant afford to take it in and have some jack *** tell me its *Blah blah blah or that it was caused by something i did. ex: i dont want him telling me its spark plugs when ive already replaced them. and then just say i did it wrong or some crap.
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i would have to say no to weather. heat. throttle positions and acceleration variations yes. i did however notice it ran better on damn near empty. but as soon as i put a 1/4 tank in it it started cutting out again. i doubt its related. but it may be, btw gas makes no difference where i get it. its not bad gas. ive been running 1/4 tank at a time for the last few weeks trying diiferent gas stations and locations everytime.
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