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I'd start by checking for bad sparkplugs/wires, burned valves or a vacuum leak.

Pull the plugs, ONE AT A TIME, and inspect them for damage or carbon fouling. If you haven't replaced the plugs in a long time, just do it.

While a plug is out, screw a compression gauge into the cylinder and have someone crank the engine for you. That piston should come up to compression at least three or four times, watch the gauge, you'll be able to tell when that happens.

BTW, disconnect the coil so that the engine doesn't try to start when you're doing this.

If you replace all of the plugs and wires, the compression is up and even and the engine still runs rough, start looking for a vacuum leak. It could be a vacuum line, the EGR valve (it's on the intake manifold, just to the drivers side of the throttle body), or a bad gasket.

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