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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    Who knows. The upper control arm they showed me was shot. Ever since the kid took over the shop full time it has gone down hill. Overall will never go back. New shop said they will let me know what they find out. I told them what I know; Leaking Lower Intake Hot Start Issue Misfire on 3...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    No they are not. Granted I paid with a credit card but they didn't charge anything for the theory my block is shot. Just the charges to replace the upper control arm on the driver side and the tune up. If it comes back that it is injectors then I will be asking for money back. They keep...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    Well got it back. Still no official quote on a cost of an engine. Also it doesn't look like they pulled the pan, or anything underneath. All the bolts have a nice sludge covering from the leaking oil cooler lines. They didn't even put the parts in the vehicle. I had to go back in and ask...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    The way I vest a mechanic is start off with stupid simple things. Oil Changes, inspections and any repairs that are critical. I think the shop has gone down hill since the son took it over. Most people I know have said the same thing, the last year they have been horrible. I don't have...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    I am taking it to the one my employer uses (downside they are 50 miles away). I am going to pull it out of the shop today and tomorrow take it to them. They are squeezing me in for a diag since this is been going on for a better part of 2 months. The vehicle original went in for a Misfire...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    Well I have had it back at the mechanic since I had a friend tell me that it sounded like it was a valve issue (either sticking or damaged). Two weeks later the mechanic is telling me it would be a waste of money to rebuild the upper end since the motor has 200k on it. He was telling me that...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    When it comes to price. I rather pay out the nose once and have a reliable vehicle. I use this as our off road rig, camping and hunting vehicle. So rather it not break down 100s of miles from the house. I am looking at the two options still. There is the new...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    The hot start is as you described. Frost came about when I replaced the fuel pump and filter. Really annoying to have hot start issues where it takes a few cranks to get going. The compression is consistent on that cylinder. It seems the others are quicker to get to max. When I ran it...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    So another update. Pulled the wire. Still have a misfire. Lots of misfire on that cylinder. Doesn't seem to matter the RPM. The higher it does get less. New development is that I can hear a mechanical clicking noise on that side of the motor. So I pulled the plug again and tested for...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    Mileage is 225K. I use Torque Pro for the app. The OBD Reader is a BAFX Products 34t5 She does leak antifreeze. I know the lower manifold has been leaking off and on. Normally if the truck is only ran for short amount of time she weeps out the front. If I run it for a longer period of...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    Just an update. Since I had all the plugs pulled. I replaced them all. Ran a can of Seafoam thru the intake. Lots of white smoke and took her out and tried an Italian tune up. She has power again. She runs great under load. Doesn't feel like she is missing at all. At idle she still...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    I looked up the 5-0 Motorsports injectors. While this doesn't sound horrible to accomplish the reality is till the fires are over here in the PNW working out side is almost out of the question. Currently we are getting a few inches of ash falling everyday.
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    I am going to go get a fuel pressure tester on loan tomorrow. This was one of the tests I asked to be completed due to the hot start issue the vehicle has. I am guessing it is bad due to pulling the Air Cleaner and it has a strong smell of fuel. What he told me was that it was a dead...
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    Questions on Misfire for 98 Burb with 7.4l

    Evening, I think my mechanic is either not interested in working on this vehicle anymore or is trying to screw me out of a few thousand dollars. Last month on the way back from the coast lightly loaded we started to have a misfire and rough idle on the bus. It was missing the heatshield on...
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    4x4 Light Flashing Light randomly

    Okay an update. Still no idea on why it does what it does. This last weekend if I stopped and shut off the car it was a crap shoot if it would show it was in 4x4 or not. Scenario. Running around in 4x4 high. Stop go pick some berries and look for a grouse. Come back and start the truck...
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