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Old May 19, 2010
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Leaking Fuel Injector?

as some of u may know i have been having problems with starting my truck after letting it sit over night.

i was thinking could it possibly be a leaking fuel injector? When I try to start it for the first time in the morning it shakes and kinda gargles, and will stall out. If i start it and press on the accelerator it starts the gargling thing then starts making a popping noise and shakes like a wet dog, then it's running fine.

Are those symptoms of the fuel injector(s) leaking?
 
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Old May 19, 2010
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A leaking injector will be most noticeable after the engine has sat for about 10-20 minutes.
Are you seeing a whitish smoke from the exhaust when starting in the morning ?
 
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honestly i can't say i have seen white smoke
 
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what if the injector has a slow leak tho...could that be something that wouldn't flood the engine after a few hours?
 
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what if the injector has a slow leak tho...could that be something that wouldn't flood the engine after a few hours?
With the truck being off, I don't see how there would be enough fuel to actually flood the engine while there is no fuel pump running...I could very well be wrong though, just my two cents
 
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thats usually when it leaks, when the truck is off and floods it, otherwise when its running it just burns off.

does anyone else have experience with this?
 
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