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Blinking engine light, vehicle shakes climbing hill

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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by shrpshtr325
spark plug gap is 0.040 please dont try to gap them out to almost 1/2 an inch
$hit, i missed a zero

and I mentioned the fuel going into the cat since that is usually what causes damage when it misfires, i know that that isn't actually what throws the light
 

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Old Dec 16, 2011 | 10:13 PM
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Thanks guys. I probably asked that question prematurely, as I located the gap requirement on the data plate under the hood. Haha. Anyway, those plugs must have been in there for years. One required penetrating oil to remove and all were badly rusted around the threads. Drove back up the hill that prompted the light, all seems fine. Hopefully that's all it needed. Thanks a lot.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Had same issue just before coming home from long trip. Light flashed and I didn't find a thing, stopped looked around and got a nice shock from my new wires. The plug wire came out of holder and touched the manifold. Few wraps of electrical tape and the light went out. Miss fire just lights the light, I sucked up some water in a flash flood stream leaving work. #2 and 4 tripped.
 
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Originally Posted by lvphotos
Had same issue just before coming home from long trip. Light flashed and I didn't find a thing, stopped looked around and got a nice shock from my new wires. The plug wire came out of holder and touched the manifold. Few wraps of electrical tape and the light went out. Miss fire just lights the light, I sucked up some water in a flash flood stream leaving work. #2 and 4 tripped.
I've shocked myself a few times with plug wires too. electricity can be a PITA. I had mine blink while going up a hill on the freeway once, I changed the wires the next day and it hasn't done it since.

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Thanks guys. I probably asked that question prematurely, as I located the gap requirement on the data plate under the hood. Haha. Anyway, those plugs must have been in there for years. One required penetrating oil to remove and all were badly rusted around the threads. Drove back up the hill that prompted the light, all seems fine. Hopefully that's all it needed. Thanks a lot.
glad to see you got it taken care of
 
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve30
Thanks for the info guys. Definitely not limp mode, as I was in od going about 60 at the time. As far as plugs, I have no clue what's in there or the last time they were changed. I purchased the vehicle in November from a dealer. Good place to start. Appreciate it.
Limp mode? They have pills for that you know. :P
 
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Old Jan 3, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by pjbellue
Limp mode? They have pills for that you know. :P
 
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