1998 Chevy Monte Carlo REPAIR

1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
136,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JIMMEE65
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I JUST INSTALLED NEW HEAD GASKETS ON MY 3.1 ENGINE ,ALL OF THE OTHER GASKETS THAT GO WITH THIS REPAIR WERE REPLACED ALSO. SINCE DOING THIS I CANNOT NOT GET THE THING TO RUN CORRECTLY .THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME WHEN IT IS SITTING THERE IDLING IT RUNS GREAT REVS NICELY BUT WHEN YOU TRY TO DRIVE IT IT HAS A SLIGHT MISS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES OFF AND ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE MAP SENSOR AND THE COOLANT TEMPRATURE SENSOR . NOTHING THAT I DO SEEMS TO CHANGE ANYTHING .HE3LP
Apr 26, 2009 at 2:53 PM
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BUDDYCRAIGG
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well let's start with pulling the codes
http://www.2carpros.com/dia/how_to_scan_trouble_codes.htm
and report back
Apr 26, 2009 at 4:34 PM