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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:45 AM
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Drivin down the freeway around 70 check engine light comes on and as that does I got absolutly no power but engine was idling fine then shut it off started it back up and it was fine. Then did it again today any ideas
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 10:54 AM
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Get the truck scanned for codes. The CEL came on which means a code was stored. Otherwise we would only be guessing.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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Someone said it could b a cam sensor
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:19 AM
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CPS would stall the truck. It didn't sound like yours stalled...
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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No I pulled over sounded normal but I could mash the throttle to the floor and it barley did anything
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 11:45 AM
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My advice to you before you go any further is get the truck scanned. Knowing that code that was thrown is necessary to diagnosing the issue.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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Ya get it scanned. My cam sensor went out and it died going down the road then wouldnt start. So more than likely its not the cam sensor
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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It happened once I did the downpipe exughst and intake. There's no muffler or cat
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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It happened once I did the downpipe exughst and intake. There's no muffler or cat
That shouldn't have anything to do with it. You have a bigger problem. Your computer saw something it didn't like and set a code. You need to know what that code is so you can fix whatever the computer saw.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2011 | 07:46 PM
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it'd definently not the CPS. it went out on a 96 i had over night. it was fine one day. the next day it didn't run. get a scanner on it. it should give you a pretty good idea.
 
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