2000 Chevrolet Truck misfiring

2000 CHEVROLET TRUCK
275,000 MILES • 5.7L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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TRIPFL
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I was driving home from work one day when my truck overheated very badly I stopped let it cool down to find out that I had a cracked radiator I refilled the radiator and continued the other three quarters of a mile home replaced the radiator and try to start my truck it was idling very rough and misfiring on one cylinder I have replaced the spark plugs spark plug wires distributor cap and distributor rotor my truck continues to misfire my exhaust smells like fuel and I cannot find the problem I do not know what to do next what do I look at
Jul 23, 2015 at 9:47 AM
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HMAC300
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misfires are very hard to detect even for a pro. because of the overheat have a pro pressure check cooling system for internal leaks like a head gasket. then have him scan it he'll know what to do with scan.this is the cheapest and least frustrating way to get this taken care of.
Jul 30, 2015 at 6:36 AM
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