1998 Dodge Ram Skipping

Tiny
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  • 1998 DODGE RAM
  • V8
  • 4WD
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  • 128,300 MILES
My truck skips very bad when it is idling. The engine light is on. And the code says that one of the cyclinders is misfiring. But I put in new wire and a distributer cap in. When the truck is moing between 25 - 30 mph it will also make a light popping noise
Monday, January 12th, 2009 AT 10:32 PM

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Tiny
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Did you replace the wires and the rotor?
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009 AT 5:35 PM
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009 AT 9:22 PM
Tiny
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Hi:
If everything is new, I need you to pull the plug from that cylender and let me know what it looks like and while the plug is out, do a compression test on that cylender. The popping noise is making me wonder if you have a burnt valve.

Let me know what you find.

Joe
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Thursday, January 15th, 2009 AT 10:42 PM

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