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Old 01-27-2008, 07:49 PM
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HELLO EVERYONE

ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON CODE RETRIEVING IT SAID I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER,WHICH BY THE WAY HAVE THE TICKING SYNDROME.I CLEARED THE CODE SINCE THE TRUCK RAN WELL.BUT SINCE THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME TROUBLE STARTING IT.IT STARTS WITH LOW REVS AND SOMETIMES STALLS .AFTER IT STARTS IT RUNS WELL.IT IS A 98 DISCO WITH 118000 MILES.WHERE SHOULD I START TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON?AS ALWAYS THANK YOU.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 08:05 PM
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Idle control valve maybe? Somebody will have a better idea.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 09:07 PM
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Good place to start. Clean your throttle body and stepper motor.
 
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Old 01-28-2008, 08:32 AM
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How many miles on your current plugs and wires, have you changed the 02's yet.
Whatever is wrong, you should fix that first and then replace both cats.
 
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