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- From: borowski@hpspkla.spk.hp.com (Don T. Borowski)
- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 23:32:46 GMT
- Subject: Re: Spark plug wire help
- Message-ID: <31160128@hpspkla.spk.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett Packard Company, Spokane, Wa.
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- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
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- In rec.autos.tech, Tom Santos <tom_santos@taligent.com> writes:
-
- >What are the symptoms of having bad spark plug wires?
- >I just had new platinum plugs put in and my timing set but something
- >still seems a bit funny.
-
- What you usually feel is an bit of a jerk when accelerating, rather
- intermittant. This is due to just one cylinder not firing
- intermittantly.
-
- The best test is to wait until it is dark, start the engine, open the
- hood, and take a look. If you have bad wires, you will see a "light
- show" in the engine compartment as the voltage arcs around the OUTSIDE
- of the wires.
-
-
- Donald Borowski WA6OMI Hewlett-Packard, Spokane Division
- "Angels are able to fly because they take themselves so lightly."
- -G.K. Chesterton
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