Plug wire shorted out
01-27-2010, 07:08 PM
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Plug wire shorted out Well, I just had a wire (factory) crap out on me, it cracked and started arcing to the header which it was touching (slightly melted but the insulation was more cracked than melted). I got a bad misfire and flashing MIL. I pulled over after a few minutes and pretty quickly figured out what the problem was, luckily it was on cyl 3 which is about the easiest one to get at. Got my mother in law to pick me up and take me to a nearby autozone and bought a set of duralast wires which were $29 (cheaper than getting towed - they would not sell me a single wire and didn't have any singles that looked like they would fit) so that got me home but I don't want to leave that garbage on there (resistance is twice what even the GM wires are, 800 ohms!). I'll try to return the wires to Autozone since I only put about 20 miles on one of the eight but I realize that might be a challenge.
What do yall recommend that I order that is reasonably priced? I figured I can get a better deal online than buying some "premium" plugs at an auto parts store... I'll just roll around with the single Autozone and 7 GM wires for now (or actually I'll probably just drive my truck for a few days since the weather is supposed to get bad). Thanks
The car actually ran pretty decent on 7 cylinders, but definitely way down on power. Not as rough as I would have thought. I didn't want to try to make it home I figured the cat would eventually catch fire with all the unburnt fuel in the exhaust (it stank and was making a lot of smoke)
What do yall recommend that I order that is reasonably priced? I figured I can get a better deal online than buying some "premium" plugs at an auto parts store... I'll just roll around with the single Autozone and 7 GM wires for now (or actually I'll probably just drive my truck for a few days since the weather is supposed to get bad). Thanks
The car actually ran pretty decent on 7 cylinders, but definitely way down on power. Not as rough as I would have thought. I didn't want to try to make it home I figured the cat would eventually catch fire with all the unburnt fuel in the exhaust (it stank and was making a lot of smoke)
01-27-2010, 07:57 PM
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being a parts manager at auto zone i can tell you that it's very doubtful they'll return the plugs since they're technically used lol. IMO i'd hit up jegs and grab some 8.5mm super conductors 
hehehe I know that at my auto zone. if you buy a set of wires from somewhere else. if you bring me the reciept for the new one's. then they'll return the set you bought from them. good luck to ya!
hehehe I know that at my auto zone. if you buy a set of wires from somewhere else. if you bring me the reciept for the new one's. then they'll return the set you bought from them. good luck to ya!
01-27-2010, 08:03 PM
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ya thats what I figured, but I'll give it a shot. I won't be a jerk about it or anything, maybe they'll be cool; the wires got me home for less hassle and cost than a tow so they did the job. I couldn't believe how high the resistance was when I checked them, though!
01-27-2010, 10:10 PM
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yeah that is pretty crazy. As a manager i'm kind of an ***. so if it seems shady i'll question the return. but in your situation i wouldn't mind returning them. it really does vary. it all depends on the peoples that work at the one you go to. good luck though!!
