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GaryKH
May 16, 2014Explorer
Gary, Glad you got this resolved! Sorry to hear of your 'issues' though :( I had a similar thing happen last week. We were driving down the freeway & my Roadtrek (96 Dodge) misfired & shuttered, losing power. We were in the middle of nowhere, so i kept on driving, though at a reduced speed & definite lack of power. When i finally made it to an exit, i pulled out & phoned my regular mechanic. What followed was great! He asked a few questions, got me to turn the ignition key on & off 3 times & then watch for the blinking code on my dash. It then told him the engine was misfiring. We discussed this & during the discussion, i remembered the fuel situation. I had about an eighth of a tank of gas left. We both thought maybe dirt in the gas was to blame. I made it to a gas station, filled up & drove back to his shop, about 40 miles. I drove fine! He did diagnostics on it, took it for a test drive & said that was the issue, no charge!! It's worked good ever since. This is just one good reason to have a good regular mechanic, they do treat you right!!
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