Zaxz28

I am in frustration mode, I just finished bolting up my edelbrock shorties, and a started it up and it pulsated for a while then stalled out... with an ses light blinking. what looked like exhaust started bellowing from the engine after it stopped looked around and the cats needed a little tightening up, I am waiting for it to cool down a little before I tighten them back up....How tight do I tighten the catalytic converter to the exhaust header? Do I really wrench it down? Can I clear the code myself by unplugging the battery, how long do I have to wait? what can I do it it continues to leak. Please somebody help...

Zach

burnout346

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Did you reconnect the o2 sensors?

Zaxz28

yep all reconnected, would a spark plug wire not hooked up well cause it?

burnout346

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What year model and did it stay running or die?

Zaxz28

2000 z28 stayed after unplugging and leaving it, it will stay until I give it a little throttle, then it will die. then on second start it stays running.

burnout346

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Are you still running AIR & EGR? Did you swap the headers with the spark plugs still in?

Zaxz28

Still running all emissions all hooked up, just tightened up cats don't see anymore exhaust leak, but still have ses light..... Found a loose spark plug wire on the back passanger side. I kept all spark plugs in.

Zaxz28

Found sparkplug wire after I already plugged in the battery.

goldmecham

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might have cracked a plug when you installed the headers. i always put new in its cheap. get some ngk tr-55's

burnout346

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I agree. Change your plugs and see if that works, if not let us know.

Zaxz28

So I limped it down to an autozone about two miles away....misfire on cylinder 6!!!! he touched it and it fell off, son of a b__tch.... I am an idiot, he said that was the only code he saw so I am reseting the computer now...

Zaxz28

straightened it all up no ses light after reset, what should I look for in the next couple of days, problems wise...

burnout346

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Bald tires! you should be good to go. Just retorque the headers after a few heat cycles.