I thought this was a no-no as per the bentley manual. It has warnings about not disconnecting ignition wires while cranking or running.. Brad
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Lawrence Johnson Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 8:47 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
d t wrote: > <My conclusion: one (or more) of the cylinders is not firing, resulting in > reduced power, uneven running and unburned gas smell. Occasionaly, I feel > minute power surges suggesting that the faulting cylinder/s do/es fire > sometimes.> > snip< can anyone point me to a debug procedure (in the Bentley or Haynes > manuals) to > find out which cylinder is not firing externally > d t You could systematically remove each spark plug ignition wire one by one from the distributor cap. The wire which causes the least effect on the engine's even running is connected to the faulty spark plug. -Larry |
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