Removing a spark plug wire while the engine is running is a very long standing practice to determine if a cylinder is miss firing. If you in fact had the plug boot firmly in hand, well insulated, you should not get a shock. Done it many times, taught to do so by a long experienced professional, my brother. mcneely On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:15 PM Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote: > Wait, you did what? Do you mean you grabbed a spark plug wire and removed > it while the engine was running? I think that jolt would be normal, more > volts than I want in my hand. You need to have the wires loosened (with > engine off) and then have something non-conductive to remove them to test > that way. > > From: Jack R > Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 1:45 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Spark Plug Wire Shock > > So, I tried pulling > spark plug wires to see if there was a cylinder missing. When I pulled the > #3 wire, I received a jolt! > |
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