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I have a 1992 318 Magnum engine swapped into a 1956 Dodge Regent. When it's cool, it will run pretty good, though it has a high idle. When it gets warm, the engine will start to misfire, drop cylinders, and make such little power that it will die when you put it in gear.
I recorded what it does when it gets hot. In the second clip, I was losing speed while going downhill. I feel like it's heat related because it doesn't happen during winter, could it be the ECU getting too hot?
 
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Coil or crank sensor would be my guess. Putting the pcm in the middle of the fire wall where it receives all the heat is not a good place for it.
 
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Coil or crank sensor would be my guess. Putting the pcm in the middle of the fire wall where it receives all the heat is not a good place for it.
I've already replaced the coil and crank sensor.
 
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I'd put a timing light on the coil wire and verify it's loosing spark. That's what it sounds like.
 
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I'd put a timing light on the coil wire and verify it's loosing spark. That's what it sounds like.
I don't have a timing light, but I started pulling plug wires which showed that all of the cylinders had spark. I did find out that if I leave the hood open, it will idle just fine. But if I close the hood, it starts to misfire and idle high.
 



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