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TXcoupe
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2002 10:29 pm    Post subject: damn engine Reply with quote

my engine is not firing in the second slug i got spark and all it cuts in sometimes.....
fuking engijne
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Stoktg
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2002 10:36 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

checked manifold gaskets, plug gaps, compression?
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TXcoupe
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 12, 2002 10:58 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

changed plugs and gaps checked the leads all i can think is the valve clearance
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alan
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2002 5:21 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

IF its intermittently not firing on cyl 2, then its not mechanical. itll be the electrics. You better recheck everything carefully.
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Stoktg
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2002 11:21 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

checked the leads resistance? any corrosion in the distributor cap?
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TXcoupe
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2002 1:20 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

okay i did a compression test its okay but when i poured fuel downb the barrel of the carby barrel for that cyl it fired...
i reset the tappets and all
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turbs
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2002 5:30 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

Check for blockages in the carby, crank some compressed air through it.
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TXcoupe
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2002 8:19 pm    Post subject: Re: damn engine Reply with quote

yeah found some shit in the filter in the carby fuel entery
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