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Not exactly a Dodge question...Engine issue's.???

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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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So my terd of an Exploder gets beat on locally and the past few weeks when i go out to start it for the first time of the day it idles super rough. After about 20 seconds or so it clears right up. WTF? i was initially thinking that maybe valve seals were leaking and that was causing the hesitation, but there's no smoke at all out the tailpipe??? It's got 87kmi
I just did complete tune-up including fuel filter.

Anyone got any ideas? I'm not gonna spens too much time on this POS. if I can't figure it out from my computer then it aint gettin fixed...lmao Seriously.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Remove the ford emblems and see if it clears up
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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seafoam
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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x2 on seafoam
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Got_Hemi44
Remove the ford emblems and see if it clears up

lmao

Too much work!


It just started doing it. i have ran 3 tankfuls of Lucas Injector cleaner to clean out the injectors and valves. i'll do some seafoam and see what happens. I may even record the smoke show? people driving by my house will think....Yup..FoundOnRoadDead lol.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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yup sounds like you need to sea foam her dogg
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 02:47 AM
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Sounds like either an injector is leaking down while sitting fouling the plug, or sticking and not firing for a bit when cold.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by lxman1
Sounds like either an injector is leaking down while sitting fouling the plug, or sticking and not firing for a bit when cold.
Yup.....the puddling fuel could just be causing an extremely rich condition until it burns out too. Which engine do you have in the ferd dirty?
 
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 04:33 PM
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If it's the modular v8 it could be the EGR is starting to stick.
 
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