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Gulped some debris . . . engine missing

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Old 04-28-2010, 07:40 PM
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So I tried the old "flip your air cleaner lid upside down" trick. It worked, but the problem is, dumbass me forgot to check if there was anything on top of the lid, and I ended up pouring some dirt, and possibly wheat grains into my intake, and didn't realize it until my engine started missing the next day.

I put some carb/injector spray cleaner in it, and I'm going to put a bottle of cleaner in it tomorrow when i fill up. The truck has TBI, and only seems to miss at idle, or just above. It seems to have done it a lot worse at first, and is clearing up with the cleaners. I think on my way to work tomorrow, I'm going to unleash the lead foot . . . maybe if the solvents loosen the stuff up, the full throttle suction will pull it through.
 
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Old 04-28-2010, 09:41 PM
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i don't think a little dirt down the intake should hurt it too much. alot of dirt would be bad.
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Old 04-29-2010, 07:03 AM
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You may have fouled a plug with the debris. A plug check and cleaning may help.
 
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I read the title and thought you got drunk and lost your motor or something haha
 
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I poured a lot of carb and fuel injector cleaner in it, and floored it most of the way to work yesterday. The miss is gone, but it still feels slugglish. Maybe its just me. I'll try scouring the plugs tonight.

No, I didn't loose it, but I went around telling people my truck was missing just to see their reactions!
 



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