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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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4.9 missing?

i've read every misfiring topic there is but couldn't find any with the similar problem: at low idle and low rpm it runs good but from the moment i go past 2000rpm it starts to drop in rpm so when i do 2500 it jumps from 2500 to 2200 -2300 not always the same amount and not always at the same rate but the higher the rpm the more it does
spark plugs and wiring+distributor cap and rotor.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Check your distributor shaft for worn bushings. I had an old BMW that did this, that was the problem.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 10:29 AM
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bushings have no play, changed coils, still the same,
forgot to mention this came after the truck didn't want to start, i must have had the fuse blown giving power to the eec since this one didn't get any power, after i put a seperate cable + fuse in going to the eec relay it fired right up,
injectors is not the problem either since i'm running carbed propane (not this install aswell: when i switch back to gas it still has issues)

jumped timing? how do i check on these trucks?
 
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 10:47 AM
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It's almost impossible for a 4.9 to jump time, it has a gear-driven camshaft.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 01:20 PM
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today wouldn't start and if it would just a few seconds, one time even with a giant bang

changed ICM and pickupcoil starts and runs great just have to set ignition timing (removed the distributor)
 
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Old Sep 29, 2013 | 12:07 AM
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Hey johny, do you still happen to have the old ICM? Thanks, Peace, Dave.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2013 | 09:05 AM
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hi, sorry i think it's already gone, cleaned up last month.
 
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Old Oct 1, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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No worries, thanks anyways. I was hoping you still had it so you could run some ohm tests on it. Thanks, Peace, Dave.
 
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