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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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They are damaged and or not seated properly. Wires should not arc.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Mowhawk
Not sure if theyre damaged or not. Had a shope put them on and havent seen them since. Ill have to check tonight when i get back. I hope driving will be ok. I guess it will be if ive made it this far
If you are arcing and/or misfiring, try not to drive for too long without fixing it.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 10:34 AM
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Well thats not good. I have an hour commute to and from training. Not to mention an hour to and from home. Crap.... ill re seat them and see if that helps. Ill post more tom. I g2g run to training now
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Forgot to mention, check your plugs...I had a similar situation with my wife's car...one of the plugs had backed out and was loose. I could feel the pulsing in the plug wire. You can try grabbing each wire to feel for pulsing, but don't poo yourself if it bites you. It's only 12V.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Ram2K1
You can try grabbing each wire to feel for pulsing, but don't poo yourself if it bites you. It's only 12V.
Ehhh? Ignition coil ... +12V in ... 30,000 to 50,000 volts out. It's a step-up transformer. (Can't find EXACT specs on ours)

Really low amperage though.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Yeah, I guess I was thinking about in not out...good call. Dumb moment... Still though, the point is, it don't hurt too bad...lol.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 10:54 PM
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Checked the wires. Not damaged and i didnt feel any pulses this morning.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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Are they seated right on the plugs and the distributor?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 12:17 AM
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on the plugs..yes. Didnt get a chance to look at the dist. as i had to run to training, also not sure if a plug may have come lose a little. I will be doing a very through check tom. Ill post up what i find. Im also going out tom to pick up wire looms. Hopefully AA auto will have them? Most likely id guess.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2009 | 01:23 AM
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they ought to have something better you could use.....
 
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