Bogging and knocking

Tiny
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I have a 1998 Chevy S10 Blazer 4.3 Vortec V-6 4WD mileage is 124,000. It has recently had a full tune-up and transmission service. I have replaced the following: plugs, wires, cap, rotor, pcv valve, fuel filter, air filter. I have kept up on my oil cahnges as well. It has lost a lot of power and stuggles, knocks and pings. It idles ok but it has trouble getting up to speed and can barely mantain 65 mph on the highway. It bogs and is being held back. My gas mileage has gone way down. I checked to make sure my cat isn't plugged and it's ok. It obviously seems to be running lean. This problem came on very suddenly. I've had it scanned and all it says is random mis-fire. No specific codes come up. It doesn't seem to mis-fire at idle only under acceleration. I thought it may be the fuel pump as it is the original pump. But I was told that electric pumps don't slowly go. They either work or they don't. I am pulling my hair out over this problem and any help you could give my would be greatly appreciated.
Thursday, June 7th, 2007 AT 10:14 AM

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Tiny
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There are a couple things that can cause this, but we need to start narrowing down this info.

I would suggest starting with cleaning the MAF sensor because that is the most likely cause as when the air reading is not accurate it will throw off the air fuel mixture which will cause these issues.

Here are a couple of guides that will cover the other possible causes of this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/mass-air-flow-service

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-a-knock-sensor-works

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

Let's run through this info and then we can go from there.

Thanks
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 AT 1:47 PM
Tiny
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I found the problem. It turned out to be a faulty mass air meter after all. The replacement that I bought at first was defective. I tried another one and the truck is fine now. Thanks
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Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 AT 1:47 PM

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