SleePac
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Hey folks. First time poster here. Bought the above mentioned truck for my son for his first vehicle. He's excited but we're puzzled by a couple of things.
Seller failed to tell me about the P0171 and P0174 codes that, no doubt, have been showing up over the last little bit. I've studied the heck out of these codes and I have lots of signs pointing to the need to replace the intake manifold gaskets - both upper and lower. This won't be cheap, I'm certain.
Any thoughts from you experts on potential father/son trouble shooting tactics?
Engine feels / looks / behaves very strong and doesn't miss a single bit, that I can tell. No knocks - no misses - no hesitations - behaves very strong.
Just curious if there might be resolutions (other than run Lucas Oil Injector Cleaner or Sea Foam through the tank) that some of you have seen in the past.
Finally, my AC evaporator black plastic housing seems to be dripping excessively - WATER ONLY - nothing oily contained in the water - pure clear water. No water is coming out the AC evaporator tube on the engine firewall - I've run a coat hanger in the tube and have shot high pressure air in to the tube in hopes of jarring the clog - but, there's a chance there's no clog and that all water is simply dripping out the bottom of the plastic box / housing.
Should this be a major concern? Or no concern at all?
Thanks to you all - I truly appreciate any advice you can share.
Andy
Seller failed to tell me about the P0171 and P0174 codes that, no doubt, have been showing up over the last little bit. I've studied the heck out of these codes and I have lots of signs pointing to the need to replace the intake manifold gaskets - both upper and lower. This won't be cheap, I'm certain.
Any thoughts from you experts on potential father/son trouble shooting tactics?
Engine feels / looks / behaves very strong and doesn't miss a single bit, that I can tell. No knocks - no misses - no hesitations - behaves very strong.
Just curious if there might be resolutions (other than run Lucas Oil Injector Cleaner or Sea Foam through the tank) that some of you have seen in the past.
Finally, my AC evaporator black plastic housing seems to be dripping excessively - WATER ONLY - nothing oily contained in the water - pure clear water. No water is coming out the AC evaporator tube on the engine firewall - I've run a coat hanger in the tube and have shot high pressure air in to the tube in hopes of jarring the clog - but, there's a chance there's no clog and that all water is simply dripping out the bottom of the plastic box / housing.
Should this be a major concern? Or no concern at all?
Thanks to you all - I truly appreciate any advice you can share.
Andy