rico47635
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Well, here I go again. *sigh* I thought I had everything lined out on this truck. I bought a camper today. It's an older one, '74 18' Prowler. I know this thing doesn't weigh more than 3600-3800 lbs. I hook on to it after paying the fella we get it from, head on down the road grinnin from ear to ear 'cause we finally got a camper, get down the road just a few miles and there it started--spark knock up the wazoo.
I read where my truck has a knock sensor but I don't know exactly where it's a located. There's a way to see if its working and I want to try it before I buy a new one. If it turns out to not be the knock sensor, what can I do to not have this problem when towing? Should I switch to premium gas any time I am planning on going camping, should I adjust the timing (something I do not know how to do on a TBI engine), or should I just say the hell with it and get a one ton dually with a 454 to tow my itty bitty camper (I actually like this idea best ). 1988 K1500 5.7L TBI
I read where my truck has a knock sensor but I don't know exactly where it's a located. There's a way to see if its working and I want to try it before I buy a new one. If it turns out to not be the knock sensor, what can I do to not have this problem when towing? Should I switch to premium gas any time I am planning on going camping, should I adjust the timing (something I do not know how to do on a TBI engine), or should I just say the hell with it and get a one ton dually with a 454 to tow my itty bitty camper (I actually like this idea best ). 1988 K1500 5.7L TBI