Multiple misfire high idle

Tiny
DAARON
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  • 1999 FORD E-SERIES VAN
  • 14,000 MILES
When hooke to scanner it is giving codes for cylinders 1, 6, 9 misfire and egr insuffencent however under the datastream all the cylinders are misfiring it also has a high idle now about 200 rpm and a nasty smell under the hood if you let it run for more than 2 mins and turn it off you can hear the exhaust pipe cracking
Friday, December 9th, 2011 AT 11:44 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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What engine do you have? If you are dumping fuel into the catalytic converter, it will smell.
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Friday, December 9th, 2011 AT 11:45 PM
Tiny
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It has the 6.8 v10
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011 AT 12:33 AM
Tiny
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The misfire is causing the smell. Raw fuel into the converter. Pull the plugs in those cylinders and see what they look like. Check wires, check for vacuum leaks, check fuel pump pressure.
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011 AT 3:25 AM

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