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2007 chevy 1500 4.3 6 cylinder Rough Idle under power


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ricstpete2959
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Dec 11, 2011, 9:53 PM

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my chevy truck has a rough idle under power as I accelerate to speed it smooth's out. changed all the plugs wires and dist. cap and rotor and air filter still did not fix problem engine light stays on solid at idle but flashes when i drive it. any Ideas?


(This post was edited by ricstpete2959 on Dec 11, 2011, 10:09 PM)


Mr.scotty
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Dec 11, 2011, 10:49 PM

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Re: 2007 chevy 1500 4.3 6 cylinder Rough Idle under power Sign In

First thing is to get the code(s) read, most autoparts stores can do it for free.
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ricstpete2959
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Dec 11, 2011, 10:57 PM

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Yea I did That and the auto parts guy said it was cylinder 5. or cat converter is there a way to check the cat. or think its the O2 sensors the cat. is 700 bucks


zmame
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Dec 12, 2011, 5:58 PM

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Re: 2007 chevy 1500 4.3 6 cylinder Rough Idle under power Sign In

this is another sign of that your converter is plugged which is why your getting efficiency codes. Get a back pressure tester if you want to be %100 sure.






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