Ok so, yesterday I started up the truck to go do some errands. Truck started fine, but felt a little shaky. Pulled out of the drive way and drove to the stop sign. when pulling from the stop sign, the engine boggs down and the truck shakes, almost feeling as if it is going to stall. Truck feels shaky when accelerating, but smooths when coasting. once the truck warms up, the symptoms are gone.
same thing happened today. but today it finally flashed the CEL, but it went off after some number of flashes.
some other details:
i am missing one of the coil pack bolts, which i will replace later today and try again.
plugs and wires are ~ 5 years old
my latest smog report shows i am very high in HC
code reader is on its way and should be here tuesday.
to me, it feels like a fuel fault, like its getting too much fuel, flooding, and nearly stalling. this would also explain the high HC in my smog test.
not sure why this corrects itself when its warm.
so avy and i are pretty sure its fuel related. does anyone else have any other ideas? things to test? etc?