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Old 08-09-2014, 04:22 PM
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so lately my truck has been running like crap. I get above 2000 rpm and its heasitating, bucking and jerking. It does the same thing cruising on the highway. I took it to a shop and they said it was the cam synchronizer which I suspected but it threw no check engine lights which kind of surprised me. So I give the shop a call and they said my truck was done when I told them to do no work because I would have done it myself. longstory short they put this cam and sensor in my truck http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...2807&ppt=C0033 and it has been running great for the last month. I know I should use only the motorcraft parts. Now its been doing the same exact thing except its on and off. I will start it up and it will buck and jerk and then after a few minutes of running like this, it will go back to normal. could the sensor be bad already? or what? every time I take it to the shop they say they cant get it to run like this which is bs but whatever. is there anything else that could make it run like this?
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The automakers know that dropping a fullsize motor into the compact single cab/supercab truck would result in the compact truck raping the fullsize in both power and mileage. And they can't have that
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Old 08-09-2014, 04:27 PM
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so lately my truck has been running like crap. I get above 2000 rpm and its heasitating, bucking and jerking. It does the same thing cruising on the highway. I took it to a shop and they said it was the cam synchronizer which I suspected but it threw no check engine lights which kind of surprised me. So I give the shop a call and they said my truck was done when I told them to do no work because I would have done it myself. longstory short they put this cam and sensor in my truck http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/de...2807&ppt=C0033 and it has been running great for the last month. I know I should use only the motorcraft parts. Now its been doing the same exact thing except its on and off. I will start it up and it will buck and jerk and then after a few minutes of running like this, it will go back to normal. could the sensor be bad already? or what? every time I take it to the shop they say they cant get it to run like this which is bs but whatever. is there anything else that could make it run like this?
how is it with fuel? Clogged fuel filter? If it's bogging down after a certain rpm it's usually fuel related
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Old 08-09-2014, 04:31 PM
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I would buy a Motorcraft sync from RockAuto and have them replace the RichPorter with it. Do they say they checked everything including coil pack ?
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Old 08-10-2014, 09:22 PM
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I've replaced the fuel filter, coil pack, plugs and wires all within the last 5000 miles. They said checked everything and they were sure the cam syncro was it. Im taking it back to them tomorrow and making them ride with me so I can show them it again and see what they have to say
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The automakers know that dropping a fullsize motor into the compact single cab/supercab truck would result in the compact truck raping the fullsize in both power and mileage. And they can't have that
2000 xlt 4x4 offroad xcab 3.0 auto
4:10's 265x75r16tbar crank ss mbrp turndown
2 inch shackles
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Old 08-11-2014, 07:37 PM
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I've replaced the fuel filter, coil pack, plugs and wires all within the last 5000 miles. They said checked everything and they were sure the cam syncro was it. Im taking it back to them tomorrow and making them ride with me so I can show them it again and see what they have to say
You should have it hooked up and they can watch the fuel pressure when it does it. Most shops will do it for about $65 . I put the same cam sync in my and is doing great. I wonder if they used the install tool? I eyeballed mine and ended up using the install tool that came with it.
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Old 08-12-2014, 07:05 PM
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Well I took it back to the shop and they said it was misfiring yet there was no check engine light. They said there was a code. And replaced the plugs and it seems to be working for now
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The automakers know that dropping a fullsize motor into the compact single cab/supercab truck would result in the compact truck raping the fullsize in both power and mileage. And they can't have that
2000 xlt 4x4 offroad xcab 3.0 auto
4:10's 265x75r16tbar crank ss mbrp turndown
2 inch shackles
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Old 08-12-2014, 07:23 PM
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Do you know what plugs ?
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