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Old Jan 7, 2024 | 03:33 PM
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So, here is the run down after 341,816 miles on the original motor I developed a really bad lifter tick, so I figured since I gotta get a new cam, and lifters I would go with Comp Cams 68-301-5 cam along with new timing chain, lifters, push rods, and rockers. I also went with edelbrock's aluminum 4.0 head and a new distributor, because the old one had a ton of play in it. Got it back together and the cam broken in, but then I got a P0204 code put a noid light on it and it's firing. I pulled the plug and it had spark I also checked compression which was 175ish hot. So I moved the number 4 injector to the number 3 spot and vice-versa. I still have a horrible idle like it has a miss but after 30 minutes of idling it hasn't thrown a new code and it's running rich. Any ideas on where to look next?

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Old Jan 9, 2024 | 04:27 AM
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No one?
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Unplug one or both of your front o2 sensors depending on what year and model you have...goes into a preprogram fuel curve. It will throw a code but see if it smoothes out
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Unplug one or both of your front o2 sensors depending on what year and model you have...goes into a preprogram fuel curve. It will throw a code but see if it smoothes out
awesome! Ill give that a try I have a 98
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175 is very high for a non stroker crank...are the cc overly small on your head to boost compression?
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Originally Posted by bluejeep2001
175 is very high for a non stroker crank...are the cc overly small on your head to boost compression?
The compression is actually lower then what it was with the factory head.
with the factory head my lowest reading was 165, and my highest was 180
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