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Old 12-19-2012, 09:54 PM
aaronjohnson76 aaronjohnson76 is offline
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Default 4.0 engine hesitation help!!!!

My truck hesitates at low rpms and even in 5th gear it stumbles a little just cruising. It's a 94 4.0 and the check engine light comes on after I have started driving it for about 5-10 minutes. I have changed both o2 sensors all the spark plugs and wires and fuel filter. I was told it could be the ignition coil or the catylitic converter could be stopped up. Please help!!!!!

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Also it will not hesitate if I hold the gas all the way down. It hesitates and stumbles until I floor it then it stops until I change gears again
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Old 12-20-2012, 07:14 AM
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My truck hesitates at low rpms and even in 5th gear it stumbles a little just cruising. It's a 94 4.0 and the check engine light comes on after I have started driving it for about 5-10 minutes. I have changed both o2 sensors all the spark plugs and wires and fuel filter. I was told it could be the ignition coil or the catylitic converter could be stopped up. Please help!!!!!

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Also it will not hesitate if I hold the gas all the way down. It hesitates and stumbles until I floor it then it stops until I change gears again
At WOT the system goes into open loop. Some sensors like O2 sensors are not used in open loop.

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Old 12-22-2012, 11:11 AM
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Default Re: 4.0 engine hesitation help!!!!

Have you checked for codes in the PCM? If the check engine light comes on then there should be codes stored even though it turns off when you restart it.
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