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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Fuel Injector?
Hello All,


What are the signs of a bad injector, and how can you tell if it is a injector that is the problem and not something else?



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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:15 PM
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:45 PM
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If the injector is not firing you will have a dead miss , if its leaking then other problems , Like Andy said , need much more info . what year , what motor , what it is doing to make you think its a bad injector ...Lew
 
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Hey, Thanks Guys


It is a !988 F150 5.0 It does have a dead miss and I put new wiring on it. Are they any way to test a injector?



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Just move it to the next cylinder & see if the miss moves to that cly....Lew
 
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