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| Ctrout |
 Nov 15 2006, 04:01 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 377 Joined: 20-May 04 From: Mountain Home, ID. Member No.: 2,091  |
I put brand new plug wires in my car about 2 years ago. They were just basic, stock type wires. The weather here has started to turn cold and rainy and my car has started to have a pretty bad miss untit I have driven the car for about 15 minutes. I thought it might be being caused by moisture in the wires but I parked it in the garage while it was warmed up and drove it again after it had a day to rest. I pulled one of the wires to check for spark and I got a shock. Sounds to me like I might need new wires. What do you all think? What wires should I gaet? The car is pretty much stock. I was thinking Jacobs. Aren't they the ones that have the vulcanized boots to keep out moisture? Lifetime warranty too right? Where can I find them? I did several searches but there wasn't much info on the Jacobs wires.
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| bd1308 |
Nov 15 2006, 04:35 PM
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Sir Post-a-lot Group: Members Posts: 8,020 Joined: 24-January 05 From: Louisville,KY Member No.: 3,501 |
its amazing what a simple tuneup will fix.
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| toon1 |
Nov 15 2006, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 29-October 05 From: tracy,ca Member No.: 5,022 |
I'm not familiar with L-jet but my D-jet car does the same thing. It is caused by the fuel mixture being too lean during cold start. Once the engine is at operating temp., things are fine.
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| john rogers |
Nov 15 2006, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,525 Joined: 4-March 03 From: Chula Vista CA Member No.: 391 |
You might want to try the "running the car at night with the lights off" test and see if there are any strange glows that show up, especially at the boots or places where the wires are close to metal. Sounds like the wires have deteriorated over time and might need replacement. If the engine is stock, I would stay with stock wires.
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