Doda-yeah I checked the air filter, even took it off... still same crappy problems.

Stroken97-thanks for the tip. I hooked up a code reader and, you ain't gonna believe this, I didn't get any codes! if i took the valve covers off, wouldn't I have to take off the FICM??

 

To take the valve cover off you will have to remove the ficm but you could hook it back up after VC is removed, still the easiest way to find a dead cylinder is with a temp gun, even Home Depot carries them in the electrical dept for looking for hot spots in electrical panels but they are like 80 bucks there, hobby shops will even carry them for nitro powered cars, without taking the truck to a dealer it is the easiest way to figure it out, good luck, let us know what you find

 

I will do that definitely... I have a feeling that if it is a bent rod or just a missing cylinder, it's going to be on the driver's side...

 

On my truck it was #2 cylinder/ front drivers side/ my problem was a little unique, when you look at the injector it has a tiny bolt and nut that holds two little round actuators to the injector/ that is where the wires are mounted/ anyway the nut fell off and the injector caused a dead miss, so a little blue locktite, tighted it back up and good as new, almost. I have 230,000 miles and that has been the only injector problem I have had. found the dead cylinder the way I described. luckily the nut was just sitting on top of the head and didn't make it to the oilpan

 

that's interesting... how in the hek does something like that happen?

 

injector must have been assembled on a Monday after someones weekend bender, never heard of this happening to anyone else--------yet

 

try changing the engine oil. Use an oil for Diesel engines , and change the filter also. Make sure the anti foam additive is there. It takes 15 quarts of oil and about $20 dollars for the good filter. It may be foaming so bad the injectors can't work.

 

Great tip doda that could be a big factor. If you change the oil and still the same thing then yes you would have to unplug the ficm but then plug everything back in along with the intake pipes and just let it lay there while you watch the thetop of the injectors for oil and also watch the rocker arms to see if they are functioning properly.

 

thanks guys... i'll do that next time i get some extra $$ laying around. which won't be until the 14th... ugh... I want my truck back

 

With the no throttle response and no power you may have turbo vanes stuck. All that any of us can do is guess. Have you pulled any codes? What is your fuel pressure? Have you checked ICP voltage or pressure? Don't throw parts at it. Test,verify,repair.