1996 Chevy Blazer high idle after mwchanic fixed it n much

120 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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ROBERTTRACY
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my truck stalled at 70 an hour and would start and went a mile then stalled then started again went a little n died then i took it to a mechanic he had it ten days said he cant fix until i was taking itout then all of sudden its running n a 900 bill now he said the 5th cylinder is not working until i drive it a while but i drove it 500 miles n no change now its ideling high n running rugh like it wants to knock out only wen stopped and my check engine light is constantly flashing fast n never stops flashing i changed all plugs n wires n cap n its wasting gas bad i want to fix it can someone help
Dec 27, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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RASMATAZ
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If the no.5 cylinder has lost its compression due to a valve train and cylinder problem it will never run right till no.5 cylinder is fix-In other words it needs a major repair to get this blazer back on the road coiuld cost more than $900.00
Dec 27, 2009 at 7:52 PM
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