Date:         Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:33:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Eric Unrau <eunrau@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         Eric Unrau <eunrau@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
Comments: To: Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
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That's how I read it too.  Seems like a reasonable way to see if the
ignition wires are causing my troubles.

~Eric~

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
Behalf Of
> Bill N
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 6:50 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
>
> I think he meant to completely exchange the two wires -- in other
words,
> to swap them on both
> ends.  I'm sure he didn't mean to change the firing order by just
swapping
> them at the engine
> end.  That could even damage the engine.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM>
> >
> > In a message dated 12/11/02 7:13:53 AM, kdlewis@JUNO.COM writes:
> >
> > << Swap 3 & 4 spark plug wires then repeat your test. If #3 now has
no
> effect
> > on rpm the wires are bad. If no change, swap the injector plugs
(they
> all
> > fire at the same time) and repeat your test. >>
> >
> > What on earth is this futile exercise supposed to prove?  Swap two
spark
> plug
> > wires on the most perfectly tuned engine and it is going to run like
a
> pig.