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Old 02-24-2013, 06:29 PM
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my 5.9 360 will start up and idle fine but at steady throttle at anything 2k rpm+ the rpms will jump around anywhere from 50 to 150rpms and it it sounds like a sputtering kinda noise . ive replaced tps crank pos sensor cam posit. sensor cap rotor plugs n wires battery terminals used injector cleaner and dry gas please help
 
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Old 02-24-2013, 07:20 PM
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Checked your plenum?

Test the TPS. Bad parts right out of the box aren't unknown...
 
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Dry gas?????
 
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Dry gas?????
Think he means Heet added to gas tank. Use the red. Look at that tps again, and sputter, clogged cat? Any cel's?
 

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I'd check fuel pressure also!
 
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check engine is on but i havent scanned it yet i lent out my scanner at the moment but im thinking possibly the map sensor maybe?
 



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