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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 03:29 AM
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i changed my spark plugs yesterday and everything was fiine but when i started it today it had a horrible miss. i took it to a friend who has the snap-on scantool and it showed that #4 and # 7 had a constant miss. he stalled it up in gear the #7 miss went away but the #4 stayed. what is the problem, oh it has the msd 8.5mm wires. also how much is an intake gasket going to run me. we heard a small air leak that we thought was comming from the front of the intake.
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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Make sure that you have the wires connected securely to the coils and to the plugs. They are a pretty tight fit.
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Yeah, check #4 and #7 wires/plug gap. Don't know about the air leak you heard, if you're not getting a code I wouldn't worry about it - the intake has individual gaskets for each cyl, unless you think it's from the EGR pipe connection.
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Old Oct 11, 2005 | 07:21 PM
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Yeah, check #4 and #7 wires/plug gap. Don't know about the air leak you heard, if you're not getting a code I wouldn't worry about it - the intake has individual gaskets for each cyl, unless you think it's from the EGR pipe connection.
I agree. Wires not on tight, bumped (closed or almost closed) electrode gap, cracked porcelain insulator . Also agree about the EGR pipe-if you've ever had it out you might need to R&R the O ring, or at least lube it.
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Old Oct 12, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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thanks guys im not vervy mechanically inclined so every thing helps me out
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