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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 03:28 PM
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fuel injector?

how can you tell if you have a bad injector?
 
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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it will cause a misfire, should throw a CEL telling what cylinder isnt firining
 
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 03:44 PM
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well i just changed the head gasket. it was popped between cyl#1 and #2 i had code p0301. and now after the job the light came on again and i still have the same code p0301. trucks got plenty of power i dont get it. it has 200k in it.
 
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Take a look at the plug on #1, if it's white and the other cylinders are tan like they should be then the injector is dirty or failing.
 
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ok i might have to drive it around for a bit cause its got new plugs. as i said i just did a head gasket on it and have only drove it about 5miles.
 
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