Me again, I Re-tested the spark with the coil tester, this time with a better Ground Wire. my last
11-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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Me again, I Re-tested the spark with the coil tester, this time with a better Ground Wire. my last
test was not grounded well enough i suspected, so with a bigger, better ground wire i tested the coils in the dark, they all jump 25kv+ with strong looking sparks. Infact i was surprised how wide they were.
#1 was the same as the others. If it wasn't i was going to try a new coil and see what happens with a new plug. But now i dont even know, even if i try an ECU from kelly, how the hell can i tell if its better. I don't see how it can even be the spark now. The reason i thought it was is due to seeing a weak spark with the 5 spark plugs sparking, but that could have been a crappy plug so i retested with the coil tester with not findings.
I think im going to get a 9 inch 6mm(?) allen wrench and take off the IM and clean out the ports, maybe #1 has a blockage. I cant think of ANYTHING else to try.
#1 was the same as the others. If it wasn't i was going to try a new coil and see what happens with a new plug. But now i dont even know, even if i try an ECU from kelly, how the hell can i tell if its better. I don't see how it can even be the spark now. The reason i thought it was is due to seeing a weak spark with the 5 spark plugs sparking, but that could have been a crappy plug so i retested with the coil tester with not findings.
I think im going to get a 9 inch 6mm(?) allen wrench and take off the IM and clean out the ports, maybe #1 has a blockage. I cant think of ANYTHING else to try.
11-02-2008, 05:29 PM
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Don't mess with the IM.
That's not your problem. You end up making things worse.
Sounds like it's leaky valve stem seals, ring, or headgasket in that cylinder. That or there's a problem with the injector.
What state are you located in? Maybe someone here can give you a hand?
Sounds like it's leaky valve stem seals, ring, or headgasket in that cylinder. That or there's a problem with the injector.
What state are you located in? Maybe someone here can give you a hand?
11-02-2008, 05:43 PM
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Injectors cleaned, and i swapped #1 with #2. Compression is 150+PSI. i wont touch the IM, i just
dont know what help i could even get. As far as testing stuff, everything is fine.
The only issues are the poor MPG's, idle studder, hesitation (rare) and the #1 plug gets black over time.
The only issues are the poor MPG's, idle studder, hesitation (rare) and the #1 plug gets black over time.
11-02-2008, 08:59 PM
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well Dave isnt 25 pretty damn big? I mean the spark was incredibly strong on #1 an the rest.
But i can try bigger, i just thought that if it was that strong with that big of a gap it ruled it out, all the posts i saw from people who found weak coils said it was pretty obvious from just the width of the spark, not just if it would jump.
Also, at that big of a gap, say 30-35, should all coils stop jumping at the same gap? i can see if one stopped at 15, and the others did 30. ill try 30 on them and see what i find though.
Also, at that big of a gap, say 30-35, should all coils stop jumping at the same gap? i can see if one stopped at 15, and the others did 30. ill try 30 on them and see what i find though.
11-03-2008, 03:36 PM
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Dave it was hesitating like crazy this morning in 2nd up a hill. it would hesitate for 4-5 seconds
and then the power would kick in again. But i believe the coil is jumping gaps as big as the others because when it works, it works. when it doesn't, it doesn't fire at all. possible?
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