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Old 08-09-2011, 05:17 PM
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So no problems since I have had the truck pulled a 30greasy ft. 7k pond camper a few times with no major issues and now I was running around town still running fine I floored it to get out into tragic wot only through first gear ans let off nothing right away pulled into my driveway about 2 minutes later and its iddleing rough and the rpm is between 1200 and 900 back and forth. Turned it off and when I went to start it this morning it was still iddeling like crap and the cell is on pulled the code and I got p308 cylinder 8 misfire what would cause this and how do I fix it thanks
 
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Oh and not a 30greasy ft trailer but a 30 ft trailer lol not sure why my phone did that
 
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Plenum is blown and your cat is clogged. Read this, https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...um-thread.html
 
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The seller said the cat has ben gutted could it be the plenum and a bad 02 sensor
 
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Yea, or a cracked head if the cat wasn't gutted soon enough.
 
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How can u tell if the head is cracked id rather find that out first before I replace the plenum gasket
 
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Compression and /or leak down test.
 
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I duble check my intake took the air box off and seems to be alot of oil in the intake so im hoping fixing the plenum will solve the issue
 
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The cat will most likely be clogged too, and replace the front o2 sensor also.
 



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