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Jun 30, 2009 | 05:40 PM

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Results after plug & wire install

Well about 8 hours later ( it would have been more if not for the help of many people on this forum) new delco and msd plugs are installed. I put the alternator and started back in, connected the battery. Car started perfect, let it warm up for awhile. Drove it for about 20 feet and it started acting up. back firing, no accelaration, ruff idol also the ABS INOP light came on!! never saw that light before....Im really mad about all the time I spent and now the car is worst than it was a big waste of time...

Jun 30, 2009 | 05:45 PM

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check your fuel pressure...

Jun 30, 2009 | 05:52 PM

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Did you gap your spark plugs? Are you sure you have all the wires on correctly and going to the right cylinders?

Jun 30, 2009 | 05:57 PM

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Did you gap your spark plugs? Are you sure you have all the wires on correctly and going to the right cylinders?

Yes I gapped the plugs to .050, checked the wire hook up twice. Also installed a new driver belt while I was at it. Everything seems correct. Didnt check fuel pressure though.

Jun 30, 2009 | 05:59 PM

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that sounds like an SP wire on the wrong cylinder...but I'm not a guru so dont quote me..

Jun 30, 2009 | 06:13 PM

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Yep... almost guaranteed it's a misplaced plug wire with the possibility of a cracked plug. Check your ABS plugs as well to make sure you didn't unplug/break one off.

Jun 30, 2009 | 07:47 PM

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Yep... almost guaranteed it's a misplaced plug wire with the possibility of a cracked plug. Check your ABS plugs as well to make sure you didn't unplug/break one off.

Now that I think about it I may have cracked a plug. I remember tightening one plug and hearing a crack (may have had it at the wrong angle). This may be a stupid question but if the white of the plug is alittle chipped (not the electode) could that effect the plug?
Man I was climbing on and off that engine for 8 hours I may have broken a sensor I'll have to check

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Jun 30, 2009 | 08:16 PM

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just a thought, if they are routed in stock location make sure theyre inthe wire loom between the air condition and alternator good or your pulleys may cut them in half happened to me twice.

Jun 30, 2009 | 08:19 PM

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just a thought, if they are routed in stock location make sure theyre inthe wire loom between the air condition and alternator good or your pulleys may cut them in half happened to me twice.

He cant use the stock loom...they are MSD 8.5mm wires...wont fit in them

Jun 30, 2009 | 08:22 PM

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yea those would be a little hard to squeeze in there

Jun 30, 2009 | 08:23 PM

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just slightly lol. I tried like a retard before I decided to go OTVC

Jun 30, 2009 | 08:28 PM

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just a thought, if they are routed in stock location make sure theyre inthe wire loom between the air condition and alternator good or your pulleys may cut them in half happened to me twice.

Yea I tried my best to tie wrap them away from the pulleys but I think one is still rubbing. I dont wont to ruin my weekend trying to fix the problem..

Jun 30, 2009 | 08:29 PM

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just slightly lol. I tried like a retard before I decided to go OTVC

Yep thats the way I should have went. You live and learn

Jun 30, 2009 | 08:31 PM

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lol, you do, but you need headers for that thing too...

Jun 30, 2009 | 10:46 PM

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since you did OTVC, where did run those wires?

I have otvc, and still ran them under the stock location, but I took that loom out, cuz they didn't fit in the loom. However, I didn't zip tie them, and I'm scared they'll space apart and get tangled w/ the pullies.