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2003 (Gremlin, Sporadic) Hit and miss

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Old May 15, 2014 | 03:10 PM
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2003 (Gremlin, Sporadic) Hit and miss

When starting I can drive it about 10 miles all seems fine, runs good. Other times I start it runs fine until I get the destination, put it in Park I hear a miss, or Loping. I then shut it off wait a couple of minutes then start it, It runs fine after that, It only seems to come and go, Its does not do it all the time just every once in a while. Seems like a hit and miss.
I have a 2003 that I have taken in to a reptile Salt Lake Repair shop. No codes; they said it was a ground, but every once in a while it still happens.
I am thinking about taking it in to another Repair shop, any thoughts what it might be ?

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Old May 15, 2014 | 03:54 PM
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Could be a chafed wire.

When I had this happen it was an injector starting to fail, keep your eye out on oil level and your nose out for oil/diesel fuel odors.
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Old May 28, 2014 | 02:42 PM
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I took my truck into CIS Diesel Replaced my MPROP, all is good.
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Old May 28, 2014 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by routerguy99
I took my truck into CIS Diesel Replaced my MPROP, all is good.
What is that? How did they know that was the problem part?
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Old May 29, 2014 | 07:10 AM
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MPROP=FCA

Fuel Control Actuator on the back side of CP3 pump.
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Old May 29, 2014 | 01:23 PM
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Yep. One of the symptoms of the FCA acting up is a loping idle.
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 11:15 AM
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I just ordered a FCA to see if that would cure my little lope/rough run at idle.
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Deezil
I just ordered a FCA to see if that would cure my little lope/rough run at idle.
And.......?
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Old Aug 14, 2014 | 01:55 PM
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didnt make any difference. I also put a new southbend clutch and flywheel in, that smoothed it up a little better, guess I just have one thats not a smooth runner.
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