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    Rough idle need second opinion

    OK.. I did the radiator bubble trick, and there was no bubbles. I suppose thats a good thing that i dont have a blown head gasket, right? Are there any other ideas of what to try next? Im getting to the point were im going to sell it, and i dont want too. I would much rather have it running and...
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    Rough idle need second opinion

    Im going to try that this evening, thank you very much. Is there anyway to bypass the cats or anyway to get rid of that raddling? If i dont need them here in Florida because they dont do emissions tests, then i should be able to just get rid or bypass them, right? Again, please forgive my...
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    Rough idle need second opinion

    I went on a few other posts around the forum and thought i found out something that might help.. I believe my cat conv are bad.. Both.. There is a rattle under my truck and ive been told by a few people that my cats are bad.. Would this cause an idle issue and if so, can you just bypass them, or...
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    Rough idle need second opinion

    OK.. I went ahead and replaced all the plugs. They old plugs didnt look as bad as i was expecting (the way the mechanics made me think they looked, all burned out) and it still idles rough. It does however feel like it runs alittle better, which could definently be my imagination from not being...
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    Rough idle need second opinion

    No im definently not a gear head.. Im actually a 20 year construction worker so im not an idiot suit..lol But, that being said, i dont know much about vehicles and auto mechanics either. Now that i think about it, yes they just stuck the plugs back in and i never replaced or checked them.. Ive...
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    Rough idle need second opinion

    My 99 Chevy Tahoe just recently started to ride and idle rough, so i took her too a mechanic to see what was the issue.. They told me that i needed a whole new engine and was going to cost me over $5k. Well unfortunently i dont have $5k and the truck is a 99 and isnt worth that much to start...
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