Random Misfire after changing plugs, wires, cap and rotor
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Well that was a complete fail and waste of time. The first one came out alright but then the second one got so mangled and never even came out so I spent two hours just trying to pry everything to get at the plug again. I think I might just throw some injector cleaner in it tomorrow and if there is no change I might just take it to the shop and get an estimate
Any other suggestions are welcome, if I end up taking it in I'll let everyone know what they say
Any other suggestions are welcome, if I end up taking it in I'll let everyone know what they say
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do you have a warm place to work or are you out in the cold and the dark?
the spark plug shields can be stubborn, especially up north in the rust.
there's a few things you can try. tap(beat) them back and forth with a hammer. grab with vise grips and pull while beating. you can also hit them down at the manifold with a chisel or big screwdriver to break the rusty seal. also a bath of penetrating oil or wd40 will help.
the spark plug shields can be stubborn, especially up north in the rust.
there's a few things you can try. tap(beat) them back and forth with a hammer. grab with vise grips and pull while beating. you can also hit them down at the manifold with a chisel or big screwdriver to break the rusty seal. also a bath of penetrating oil or wd40 will help.
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No I am out on my driveway and can't get to it till after work when its already dark. Do you think it is that important to remove them at this stage or should I just do another compression test?
My husband and I baught this used 98 dodge Ram 1500 and its non stop issues, we origionaly got a cilinder 8 misfire code come up when the check engine light came on... my husband did some work on it replaced the altinator,distributer cap, crank shaft positioning censor, rocker inside the distributer. the truck will turn off when we first start it unless we have our foot on the gas, then if you reverse b4 its all warmed up it will shut off.. going forward isnt such an issue but is sometimes, expecially when going from reverse to drive. Also blinkers dont work when we are breaking so we have to manually turn on and off the blinker (feel so ghetto!) The truck is making a humming noise that just started. The truck has a lack of power. My fear is if we dont figure out whats going on my husband will continue to just keep working on it and it will never really fix the issue which means $$$$$$$$$ =( not ok with it. Please someone help up figure out whats going on. I am going out of town soon and my husband needs to be able to use his truck at this point i am fearing it will just die on him! Also check engine light hasnt come back on in over a month but today it came on for a second and then went off.. so I couldnt take it in to get read. Please someone help!
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You can always yank the heat shields...get a test gauge that works and do compression test first.
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I posted on here because its the same topic I am needed assistance on. I seen other posts where people are requesting not to just start ur own thread so I choose to listen to that advice if u can't offer me helpful advice don't reply.
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Erm, you are aware that jkeaton is a mod here, and he is only suggesting that you comply with the rules of the forum? Sure, other folks post in threads with the same symptoms, but, very rarely do both vehicles have the same cause. It's just not a good idea....
Your truck has a variety of symptoms.... and most certainly merits its own thread, which you did indeed start. (either that, or a mod started one for you.) Let's just let this one go back to the OP, and call it a day.
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Hey everyone,
Took it in and they just pulled it apart and reinstalled it and it runs now. Not sure, I must have wired something wrong. Also it is missing just a bit once in a while so I checked under the hood and they didn't rewire it according to the TSB. Should I go ahead and do this to see if it helps?
Thanks! I am pretty happy she is running again
Took it in and they just pulled it apart and reinstalled it and it runs now. Not sure, I must have wired something wrong. Also it is missing just a bit once in a while so I checked under the hood and they didn't rewire it according to the TSB. Should I go ahead and do this to see if it helps?
Thanks! I am pretty happy she is running again
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Hey everyone,
Took it in and they just pulled it apart and reinstalled it and it runs now. Not sure, I must have wired something wrong. Also it is missing just a bit once in a while so I checked under the hood and they didn't rewire it according to the TSB. Should I go ahead and do this to see if it helps?
Thanks! I am pretty happy she is running again
Took it in and they just pulled it apart and reinstalled it and it runs now. Not sure, I must have wired something wrong. Also it is missing just a bit once in a while so I checked under the hood and they didn't rewire it according to the TSB. Should I go ahead and do this to see if it helps?
Thanks! I am pretty happy she is running again
Last edited by ReadRam; Jan 14, 2013 at 03:01 AM.