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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 01:51 PM
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+1 on plug wires firing order beiing correct. Would not be the first time someone had them off by 1, which would make it run like crap. Since disty cap is hard to see at the rear of engine, it is an easy mistake.

You are making progress, though. Keep going!
 

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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:17 PM
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Ok I just changed all the plugs and wires. The order was correct before, and it is now as well. Still missing. I checked every plug for spark, and they all are sparking. Could it be something as small as a vaccum line? Im hoping its not injectors, i dont feel like messing with them lol. I dont have any broken vaccum lines, and I think I have them hooked up right, where a bunch of them meet on the left side of the intake, but i am not 100% for sure. I cant find any pics of how they should be exactly
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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+1 on firing orer being correct. Would not be the first time someone started on wrong post in disty. Will start, but run like crap.

You are making progress. Keep going!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:29 PM
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It could be vacuum. Is the problem only at idel? If so, check IAC and make sure port and IAC are clean.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:36 PM
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No, its all the way through. Any idea where I could find a picture of how the vaccum lines run. Cant find it in my haynes manual either
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:40 PM
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And I hooked the vaccum lines up how they were on my 5.2, would they be any different on a 5.9?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:47 PM
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Nope. exactly the same.

Do you know which cylinder(s) is(are) missing?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:50 PM
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I dont. No codes are being thrown. I found a diagram of the vaccum and I have it hooked up right. How would I know which one is missing?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:51 PM
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You have a DVM?
 
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 02:55 PM
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A timing light in this case would be handy.

It hooks up to the negative side of the battery, clip the tester thingy on the spark plug cable and the light flashes each time the spark plug fires. Do that all around and see which one(s) give you erratic spark, or no spark at all.

Least that's how I would test.
 
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