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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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4.6 DOHC NOT RUINING RIGHT AT TIME IT WILL START AND TURN RIGHT OFF AT TIMES IT WILL RUN BUT IDLE WILL DROP AND STARTS KNOCKING THEN IT SHUTS OFF OR IDLES UP AND A LITTLE WHILE LATER WILL SHUT OFF IT STARTED WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP IT WOULD IDLE DOWN AND SHUT OFF THEN IT STARTED KNOCKING BAD BEARING WENT OUT ON IT FIXED THAT GOT IT ALL BACK TOGETHER BUT IT'S NOT RUNNING RIGHT NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE CHECKED FOR LEAK ON THE INTAKE NO LEAK THERE WITH THE MASS AIR SENSOR OFF IT WILL STALL OUT SO THAT SEAMS TO BE OK NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT

PLEASE HELP GOING NUT'S WITH IT LOL
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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Ahhh...CAPS...Broski! What mods are done to the car rite now? Have you added anything new latley?
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:29 AM
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ONLY MOD'S ON IT WHEN I GOT IT IS NO CATS AND A CHIP TO REMOVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOTING OTHER THEN THAT AS FAR AS I KNOW
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Mustang3GT07
Ahhh...CAPS...Broski! What mods are done to the car rite now? Have you added anything new latley?
SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS HAVE THEM SET FOR WORK AS IM OUT DRIVING AROUND WORKING LOL
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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Did you have the motor torn down? What bearing was bad? Are you sure the timing is set right
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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And if its still knocking, it could be because its runnning out of fuel.. Ever heard a car clunking because its out of gas?? Its a bad sound
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 07:56 AM
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periods dude. We use them for a reason.
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiteFoxGT
Did you have the motor torn down? What bearing was bad? Are you sure the timing is set right
I DID TO REPLACE THE BEARING . IT WAS PISTON NUMBER 5 . HAVE NOT CHECKED THE TIMING. IT WAS DOING THIS BEFORE THE BEARING WENT OUT WHEN IT IDLES DOWN IT STARTS A CLONKING SOUND AND OIL PRESSURE GUAGE GOES NUT'S I THINK MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE REASON THE BEARING WENT OUT.
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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And if its still knocking, it could be because its runnning out of fuel.. Ever heard a car clunking because its out of gas?? Its a bad sound
IT ONLY KNOCKS WHEN THE IDLE DROPS DOWN
Old Feb 23, 2009 | 12:02 PM
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So is it still losing oil pressure? Sounds like you messed something up, or didnt replace the right bearing. Regardless, spun bearings wont cause stalling..

You're not going to find out much here because you need hands on help.. Nobody can e-diagnose an engine noise by a vague description



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