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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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my son started my truck yesterday, pulled it out of the garage to wash his truck, when he started mine to pull it back in the engine ran about 10 seconds cel comes on and started missing really bad. i tried it and same thing, reved it to about 2500, still missing, wouldn't pull it's self. finnaly got it in the shop last night, today same thing. engine idles fine a few seconds then cel comes on when it starts missing,sounds like it is running on about 4 cyls. ok start looking where?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 09:49 AM
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Wiring under your valve covers for your glow plugs and injectors sound burnt unplug the four plugs on your valve covers see if they are melted you will smell it too
 
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Old Feb 7, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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thanks waljon i unpluged them today one end pin looks a little scorched i couldn't remember which pin did what. haven't looked under the covers yet
 
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Outside pin glow plug I would change that glow plug as well or even just change them all
 
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