Rough idle?
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Rough idle?
So I have been driving my truck more to give it some exercise. Today I was regretting it because it was 95 out...
All of a sudden I notice like a grinding/sputtering feeling when I am turning at low speeds, and now when I keep it in drive and put the emergency brake on, the idle sputters pretty bad, in fact it almost seems to shake a whole truck! What the heck is going on?
Thanks for the help
Craig
All of a sudden I notice like a grinding/sputtering feeling when I am turning at low speeds, and now when I keep it in drive and put the emergency brake on, the idle sputters pretty bad, in fact it almost seems to shake a whole truck! What the heck is going on?
Thanks for the help
Craig
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It runs strong, it's still very powerful, but when it's fully warmed up it sputters pretty bad. And when I am turning at low speeds, I hear/feel a grinding almost...
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