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Misfiring, sputtering and Trying to die. Please help!

Please forgive me for all this reading and if this is not the right place please redirect me but let me get on with it. Let me give you guys the rundown and a little backstory. I have a 1992 Chevrolet Silverado k1500 4x4 ECSB. My father owned the truck before me he bought it when it had the...
- Oleblue92
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- Feb 13, 2016
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- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Rough idle, running rich, & black smoke

Thank you for the reply! I have seemed to gotten things figured out slightly. But i do have another question, The back of the TBI unit there is the vacuum that goes to the map sensor. Well I didnt install this intake or cant seem to remember from my other engine for that matter, But there is a...
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- Feb 9, 2016
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Rough idle, running rich, & black smoke

Well played around with vaccum lines today, two of which on the front of the throttle body were switched backwards. Also replaced the CTS But i can't tell if it helped at all. After switching lines around enough i got it straightened out.but to the vacuum line diagram i seen for these trucks its...
- Oleblue92
- Post #3
- Feb 7, 2016
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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Rough idle, running rich, & black smoke

Hello all, let me give you a rundown of the situation. I have recently had my mechanic to swap a motor from a 93 silverado into mine, as mine had a hole in the piston, floated valves, and blown head gasket. Anyways, ever since i got the engine back from him it has been running rough at idle...
- Oleblue92
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- Feb 6, 2016
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance