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  1. Thomas Augenstein

    Towing Weight Capabilities 97 K3500 Dually Question.

    On the downhills. I definitely have to keep a fire built in her to make the uphills at descent speeds. I am looking for advice on a reasonable tuner to delete egr and pick up some power. I am having issues with sputtering off low rpm, I read somewhere deleting egr manually without a tune can...
  2. Thomas Augenstein

    Towing Weight Capabilities 97 K3500 Dually Question.

    I have been pulling 17k+ regularly for the past year, 317g Track Loader 9k+ on a 26' gooseneck trailer 6k, plus materials. The 96 k3500 7.4 has a flatbed and a pile of tools, total weight 10k. I don't recommend it because I know it is beyond its limit, but this truck does the work. I am looking...
  3. Thomas Augenstein

    7.4l Vortec Timing

    Truck had rough idle and misfire while driving and shifting issues. I moved the distributor counterclockwise as far as it would go. Ran a lot better, no more misfire and shifting nearly perfect. Got the car gauge pro app and a blue tooth adapter and checked the timing because I still have knock...
  4. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    Great, thanks. This is my side work truck, as soon as things slow a bit I'll change the distributor.
  5. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    I have Car gauge pro on my phone and an elm327 wireless module so I set out to see where the timing was, but my set up wouldn't connect to the ecu. So remembering that #1 was tight against the intake when I put the wires on I decided to see if the distributor was loose. Felt snug at first, but...
  6. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    I cleared the codes after the repairs. The fuel filter and pump was replaced 5 years ago, but only 10,000 miles. I am not showing a misfire now after the repairs, just the sputtering and shifting issue. Before the repairs it was #8. I haven't checked fuel pressure yet. Thank you for the help. I...
  7. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    I didn't realize the cam and crank sensors had to be aligned, they both fastened into place without any engine rotation. I remember seeing mechanics turning the distributor to dial in timing, I was wondering if that needed done, maybe from slightly off timing on reassembly after engine rebuild
  8. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

  9. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

  10. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    Thank you for all the info, I'll start checking things. Good to know about the shifting being connected to the misfiring. I repaired the knock wire first, but was wondering since I am still getting the code if it may have shorted out or is that possible?
  11. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    Probably 200,000 I have no way of knowing if it was changed with the rebuild, but I suspect not.
  12. Thomas Augenstein

    96 K3500 7.4l Vortec

    Not shifting into OD with popcorn backfiring. -Knock sensor one low input (bank1) -Camshaft position sensor A I am in the construction industry surrounded by $40,000+ trucks and here I am in this. I don't want to be the broke guy with an old junk truck, I want to be the eccentric guy who...

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