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2000 Chevrolet Truck misfiring

Tiny
TRIPFL
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  • 2000 CHEVROLET TRUCK
  • 5.7L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 275,000 MILES
I was driving home from work one day when my truck overheated very badly I stopped let it cool down to find out that I had a cracked radiator I refilled the radiator and continued the other three quarters of a mile home replaced the radiator and try to start my truck it was idling very rough and misfiring on one cylinder I have replaced the spark plugs spark plug wires distributor cap and distributor rotor my truck continues to misfire my exhaust smells like fuel and I cannot find the problem I do not know what to do next what do I look at
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 AT 9:47 AM

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Tiny
HMAC300
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Misfires are very hard to detect even for a pro. Because of the overheat have a pro pressure check cooling system for internal leaks like a head gasket. Then have him scan it he'll know what to do with scan. This is the cheapest and least frustrating way to get this taken care of.
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