multiple misfire high idle

1999 FORD E-SERIES VAN
14,000 MILES
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DAARON
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When hooke to scanner it is giving codes for cylinders 1,6,9 misfire and egr insuffencent however under the datastream all the cylinders are misfiring it also has a high idle now about 200 rpm and a nasty smell under the hood if you let it run for more than 2 mins and turn it off you can hear the exhaust pipe cracking
Dec 9, 2011 at 11:44 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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What engine do you have? If you are dumping fuel into the catalytic converter, it will smell.
Dec 9, 2011 at 11:45 PM
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DAARON
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It has the 6.8 v10
Dec 10, 2011 at 12:33 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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The misfire is causing the smell. Raw fuel into the converter... Pull the plugs in those cylinders and see what they look like. Check wires, check for vacuum leaks, check fuel pump pressure...
Dec 10, 2011 at 3:25 AM
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