Craig: If I'm remembering your post correctly, didn't you stop the engine each time before pulling off a wire? If so, then go back and do the "take one wire off" routine *without* stopping the engine between wire pulls. So, with the engine running, pull wire to #1. If idle changes, then #1 is in the game. Reconnect #1, pull #2, check idle. And so on. If you pull a wire and the idle *doesn't* change then that cylinder is the culprit. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young '81 Vanagon Lafayette, CA 94549 '82 Westfalia --------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Oda" <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
> Robert, > thanks for the response. This is great to share this painful experience > with people. > > If it is a wire, wouldn't the pulsing get worse if I disconnected a > different wire? For example, let's say that cylinder 1 has a bad spark > plug wire. When I disconnected the wire on cylinder 2, wouldn't the > engine start running worse? Or, would cylinders 3 and 4 just carry the > beast along? |
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