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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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I have about 85,000 miles on my Dodge Grand Caravan Sport with the 3.8L engine. I changed the spark plugs and wires about a week ago. After I replaced them, the vehicle ran great. Now, one week later, I am getting a misfire on cylinder 3 and 6. Any idea what might be causing it? Or how to diagnose it? Thanks in advance....
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Did you replace the spark plug wires too?
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by pherdog
I have about 85,000 miles on my Dodge Grand Caravan Sport with the 3.8L engine. I changed the spark plugs and wires about a week ago. After I replaced them, the vehicle ran great. Now, one week later, I am getting a misfire on cylinder 3 and 6. Any idea what might be causing it? Or how to diagnose it? Thanks in advance....


looks like he did replace the wires.

This is where I'd connect an scanner and read misfire and/or a scope to read ignition pattern
 
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Old Jul 25, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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Sorry........ I would ck the wires for a good connection. And recheck the gap on the spark plugs and maybe do a compression test on the number 3 and 6 cylinders.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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The problem ended up being a bad wire in a wiring harness causing the misfire. In case anyone was interested........
 
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 01:25 PM
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what wire?

it's sure nice to know when the problem is solved. most users demand an answer in a panic then never get back to what the solution was.
 
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Originally Posted by pherdog
The problem ended up being a bad wire in a wiring harness causing the misfire. In case anyone was interested........
Same issue. Can you tell me how much of the wiring harness you replaced?
 
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