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Old 04-30-2014, 04:22 PM
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have a strange problem,about 4months ago truck started running bad.i have changed every thing from timing chain and gears,fuel pump,iac valve egr throttle pos map,wires,plugs 4 disturbers coil.i fixed every vacuum leak,on the old hard plastic lines.it runs now,but only with the vacuum line from cruse off.as soon as i try to put any thing on it it shuts off.please help me,I'm at my wits end.
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Are you sure its air that is the problem? What about the fuel side?
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Does that have a vacuum fuel pressure regulator ? If so check the vacuum line for fuel smell. If the diaphragm leaks, it lets excess fuel into the intake (so the motor needs more air to run) Somewhere to look, anyway



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