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CEL - Cylinders 2&3 Misfiring

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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 02:47 PM
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Default CEL - Cylinders 2&3 Misfiring

My buddy got a CEL for cylinders 2&3 misfiring so i told him id check on here and see if anyone has any thoughts on this.

1998 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 5.9 140,xxx miles

Symptoms
  • Rough Idle
  • Hear it missing
We tried
  • New sparkplugs gapped right
  • new intake gasket around TB
  • new airfilter
  • checked all the hook ups
thanks guys, dont want him to waste $$$ at a shop
 
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Old Jul 11, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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maybe dist cap and rotor.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:04 AM
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If your spark is good, it could be the fuel injectors are plugged.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:48 AM
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A compression check might be helpful.
 
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