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Jun 30, 2010 | 05:05 PM

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Please help with a problem I am having

I installed a very low mileage 2005 5.3 into my 1972 GMC Jimmy. I have been getting a lean bank 1 code since I started it. Thinking it was an intake leak we used a smoke machine and found no leaks. Thought it might be a bad O2 so I replaced it. I brought it to a local tuner and he says cylinders 1 & 3 are not firing (manifold stays cold on those cylinders). He said compression is around 200 on both cylinders. There is an injector pulse and spark.

Could an injector be bad and not throw a code? Any suggestions? I spent 4 months doing this swap myself. Have a couple of good mechanics who have been unable to fix the problem. I am really getting frustrated, please help!

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Jun 30, 2010 | 06:18 PM

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If you pull the plugs for #1 and #3 after running, are they wet or dry?

Have you tried swapping the #1 and #3 injectors with some of the others?

Jun 30, 2010 | 07:59 PM

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Not yet. Just trying to get some ideas.

Jun 30, 2010 | 08:15 PM

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Make sure the injectore are pluged in all the way. Could be a loose conection.

Jun 30, 2010 | 08:17 PM

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i would say that it is also a loose connection..

Jul 1, 2010 | 04:48 AM

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Wouldn't a loose connection throw a code?

We are getting an injector pulse signal. We are getting spark.

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Jul 1, 2010 | 08:51 PM

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Unplug it and check, that way you know for sure. I can't say I"ve ever left any unplugged before.

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Jul 2, 2010 | 04:52 AM

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That is the strange thing, no misfire codes. The engine has been run quite a bit (50 miles) and is not in limp mode?

The only code I have gotten is lean bank 1?

Jul 3, 2010 | 11:26 AM

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Well I bought some used injectors with only about 100 miles on them. The number 1 injector was very clogged. I replaced 1 & 3 and it is running much better now. I am thinking of sending them off for cleaning and flow matching. Any suggestions on where to send them?