Just got a text that he is 20 miles from home and his truck is backfiring and shaking with hardly any power, I told him to check the cap and rotor and wires, im now thinking it may be the coil, or he's losing fuel pressure... Any ideas?

 

Check this:

Coil, Wires, Cap, Rotor, Crank sensor and cam sensor. If it was raining and this happened I would suspect a sensor.

 

sounds like the coil is done, if hes losing power in the rain and it's vibrating violently, plus i remember he took out his splash shields from looking at one of his pics, but definitely give a once over what varsis said

 

Well he still hasn't figured anything out, I guess some douche trooper "called" a tow in, but still no hook... So he's been on the side of the freeway since like 11 this morning...

 

that sounds like a ****ty morning. That kind of stuff will ruin your day. I wish i was closer i would go help him

 

where is he at? I live close to the turnpike and if he's close to here i could go help him. and if he's on the turnpike he'll be waiting there for a while and he'll get raped by the tow truck bill because they only allow one company to do the whole turnpike.

 

thanks for the concern guys, im home now, no it wasnt raining, the coil/wires are new, the hook was a nice flatbed for $140, we're home safe and sound now.

time to get the wrenches out....

 

and for you picture mongrels...

 

and lookie loo, its the valves
even though i liberally applied RED locktite in each of the bolts...some still found there way loose

 

well welcome back. hope they used some lube on that butt raping of a tow