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Old May 12, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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So a few days ago i get the flashing SES, and my car develops this *mean* lope.. and a very rough idle.

Great.

Today we finally got around to looking at wtf's up.

One of the sparkplug wires fell off.
Would be fine if it was one on the driver's side, the easy to get kind.. but no... it's on the passenger's side.. the *furthest* one. Murphy's laws never fail.. can't get to that one without a lift.

Oh well. At least tomorrow we'll put it on a lift at a shop somewhere and put the damn wire back on! Kinda sucks running on 7 cylinders
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Old May 12, 2005 | 08:56 PM
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Just an FYI, you can get to that plug with no problems with jackstands. If you've got a lift you can use though, that's all the better
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Old May 12, 2005 | 09:23 PM
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Bet that was 1 hell of a relief lol
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Old May 12, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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I just fixed my misfire also. Mine was a burt O2Sensor wire. Thanks god
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Old May 12, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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I sit on my battery so that I can get to mine form the top. Lets your arm bend like it needs to .
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Old May 12, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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Just take off the coil pack and it's pretty easy to get to from the top.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BADFNZ
Just take off the coil pack and it's pretty easy to get to from the top.
there's a mechanic shop right across the street from me, and they have a few lifts.. it'll take more time to lift the car than to actually plug the damn thing in once the car's up in the air. i'll just give them $10 bucks and not scratch my arm to hell trying to fit in there from the top
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Old May 12, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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i would've taken the coil packs off too and be driving it on all 8 by now it really isnt that bad with the A.I.R. and coil packs outta the way
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Old May 13, 2005 | 09:36 AM
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and the spark plug wire is in!

cost my lazy *** a whooping $2 + a cigarette, to have the mechanic plug it in
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by firechicken2k
So a few days ago i get the flashing SES, and my car develops this *mean* lope.. and a very rough idle.

Great.

Today we finally got around to looking at wtf's up.

One of the sparkplug wires fell off.
Would be fine if it was one on the driver's side, the easy to get kind.. but no... it's on the passenger's side.. the *furthest* one. Murphy's laws never fail.. can't get to that one without a lift.

Oh well. At least tomorrow we'll put it on a lift at a shop somewhere and put the damn wire back on! Kinda sucks running on 7 cylinders
Same exact thing happened to me last year. Was yours ticking too?
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Old May 13, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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I just had that problem 3 days ago. Is this some kind of ls1 "season" kind of thing. lol. I jacked mine up and did it from the bottom (way easier)!!!
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Old May 13, 2005 | 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gettinthere
Same exact thing happened to me last year. Was yours ticking too?
ticking? i dont think so, but i didn't want to run the car when it's misfiring.. so i might have not noticed the ticking. why ?
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Old May 13, 2005 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by EDALVA21
I just had that problem 3 days ago. Is this some kind of ls1 "season" kind of thing. lol. I jacked mine up and did it from the bottom (way easier)!!!
may be.. same plug?
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Old May 13, 2005 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by firechicken2k
One of the sparkplug wires fell off.
That'll do it every time!
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Old May 13, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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This is what I did to get to my friends farthest plug....


Good to hear you fixed it.
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Old May 13, 2005 | 10:05 PM
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I invested in some car ramps, they work wonders for oil changes and header installs too! !!
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Old May 13, 2005 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jlrz28
I invested in some car ramps, they work wonders for oil changes and header installs too! !!
i don't have anywhere to work on the car
We live in an apartment, our landlord forbids it..
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Old May 14, 2005 | 07:06 AM
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I don't know if I'd want to be laying my whole body weight across a plastic fender...haahahaaa. Just jack the car up and crawl under. Takes 5 minutes.
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Old May 14, 2005 | 07:46 AM
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I don't know if I'd want to be laying my whole body weight across a plastic fender...haahahaaa. Just jack the car up and crawl under. Takes 5 minutes.
We weren't the most educated people back then. Common sense went out the window all the time!
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Old May 14, 2005 | 10:39 AM
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I hear ya bro. I still have "lapses" to this day...
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