Going to suck if I have to blow money on a new cap and rotor. I just out one on. Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk
Ok here's an idea, what if the miss fire is from slack in the timing chain and has nothing to do with the electrical? Galaxy S4 Cetane Powered Android
That's an idea. I'm starting to wonder if I should have just pulled the heads and changed the gaskets when I did the valve cover gaskets.
Cylinder pressure leak down test or compression testing wouldn't be a definitive sign head gaskets need replacing. Water in the oil would be a definite sign. Head gasket burn through between cylinders would cause misfiring consistantly. You are getting that occasional one enough to trip the code, an seems like you've hit everything but the timing chain and valve train already. Galaxy S4 Cetane Powered Android
Yea I did a compression test, came back within range. I have a small amount of smoke coming from the tail pipe, haven't noticed any loss of coolant though and the oil still looks good. Hmmmm Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk
Messing with the 96 today. Stuck on what to do. Had it sitting in the garage, hit the pedal a few times to bring the rpms up. Looked at the rear of the truck and noticed a good amount of white smoke coming out of the pipe. Causes of white smoke? Coolant, oil burning, what else??
White smoke would be oil burning. My guess would be your rings Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G870A using Tapatalk
trying to upload a file of it spewing smoke but I cant get the video to upload. GRRRRR I know coolant will also cause white smoke if its leaking in due to a leaking gasket, oil is a possibility. I checked my oil level, seems to be spot on. I was thinking that maybe a leaking injector would cause smoke but I would most likely have a CEL for a rich condition, I would imagine.
Leaky valve seals. Remember oil under valve cover? Did you ream out those oil return holes at the ends of each head?
It seemed pretty dry when I pulled the covers off, completely forgot about the damn holes. I was too concerned with trying to find that EGR tube as cheap as possible. The smoke happens once the truck is warmed up.
