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    5.7 p1345

    I'm about 98 percent sure that you need a new distributor gear on the distributor it sounds to me exactly what was going wrong with mine and it's really not hard the car cost about 60 bucks is that something that you know how to do? if that's the original mileage for that truck then I am pretty...
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    5.7 p1345

    I'm not really sure what you're asking I had read that the P 1345 means that there is a offset between camshaft and the crankshaft I pulled the distributor and found that the gear at the bottom had been eaten up quite a bit it looked like an apple core. if you're not very experienced I would...
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    5.7 p1345

    Ok. So got the code to come off and the truck is running fine. I did All spark plugs. wires cap and rotor and distributor gear is What was worn down.
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    5.7 p1345

    I just got the truck it is a 96 Chevy pickup extended cab 5.7 and I don't really know much about it only code is running is that P 1345 I've been reading on some forums that the distributor gear gets worn out sometimes the reason for that if I'm not mistaken is that the timing chain may have...
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    5.7 p1345

    My 5.7 is throwing a p1345. I think it is the distributor gear. What should I do?
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    head light and tail light problems

    I just got a 96 Chevy pickup truck and the headlights wont work I had to run a jumper from the side marker just to get them to come on so I can drive at night also it has brake light issues on the right side tail light the night lights come on the brake light does not come on nor does the...
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    front and keeps shaking about 65mph

    so I just replaced the steering box idler arm idler arm bracket the pitman arm and the because the steering was really the signed up replacing the power steering pump is well. now I go on the highway about 60 to 65 miles per hour the car starts to shake. it does not shake when I hit the brakes I...
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    oil level high

    So. My coolant level is low. The overfill is draining slowly, the leak appers to be somewere really close to the front of the engine. I pulled the dipstick out and noticed the oil level looks high, I changed the oil myself so I know that something is going on. I have replaced the radiator the...
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    how many miles on your hoe

    1996 tahoe 249.000 miles and still runs strong
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    Random misfire

    Ok. When i changed the plugs there was one that was black looked like dry black dust. ASL other plugs looked great. I well be changing fuel filter in the morning. Let u kno how ur goes
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    Random misfire

    I HAVE MY 96 HOE THROWING A RANDOM MISFIRE. I JUST CHANGED THE PLUGS WIRES AND THE CAP AND ROTOR. THE LIGHT IS STILL READING THE SAME CODE. WHAT MAY IT ME????? I ALSO CHANGED THE CAM SENSOR INSIDE THE DISTRIBUTOR.... COULD THAT MEAN I NEED A NEW DIST???? CAN IT WEAR ???? IM NOT CIRTAN ON THE...
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    highway trouble

    OK I GOT IT, IT WAS JERKING ON ME BECAUSE OF A CRACKED VAC LINE, THAT WHY IT WAS ALSO IDLING FUNNY ON ME AS WELL. THANK YOU FELLAS. :waytogo:
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    highway trouble

    i pulled the parts from my job, i work at a salvage yard, i changed the mass air flow sensor and the cam sensor, but they were used parts. the cap had a little build up on it but i tried to scrape it off, have not done a tune up yet. what do you suggest i do first?????:help:
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    highway trouble

    I just got my hoe a week ago. i am fixing it slowly. It is 4x4 and the guy i got it told me he had the engine rebuilt. And a new transmission. That's all know about it. It has 249000 miles on the body. The engine was throwing a mass air flow code and a cam sensor code as well fixed both of them...
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    highway trouble

    when I'm on the highway the engine or Trans jerks on me. sometimes hard sometimes not so hard. Not sure what it is. Does it about 65mph. Ill have my foot steady on the gas not accelerating. Plz help!!
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    a/c issues

    why is the compressor only turning on when i use a wire to jump it??? also the button for the a/c has a light but it will not come on. i thought it was a bad heater control but the light on that one didn't work either
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    a/c issues

    I am a new owner of a 96 Tahoe. i cannot get my ac to work. i got it checked for free at place and they drained the whole system. told me to put in 4 bottles of freon. it wouldn't take any. i checked all fuses and the relay but everything was OK, put new fuses and relays in just in case, also a...
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