[V8] 4 cylinder V8

[Michael Larosa Jr]

when you say you get spark, from where ?  coil wire
or each plug wire where t connects to the plugs ?



Rex Pedersen wrote:
> Hi Mike,
> The rotors are glued on and don't have a new one. That's my next plan but
> the rotor "looks" good. Nobody has them in stock around here and I have a
> feeling that still might not be the cure.
> Rex
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Larosa Jr" <Mc.Larosa at Sun.COM>
> To: <Mc.Larosa at Sun.COM>
> Cc: "Rex Pedersen" <fega at fega.com>; <v8 at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [V8] 4 cylinder V8
> 
> 
> 
>>wopps just read your post again, already done plugs... swap the rotors ?
> 
> or are
> 
>>they glued on ?
>>
>>
>>
>>Michael Larosa Jr wrote:
>>
>>>have had the same issues.....  had to clean up all the plugs,
>>>then it fired right up...
>>>
>>>
>>>Michael Larosa Jr wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>fouled plugs on the previous 4 dead cylinders ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Rex Pedersen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello folks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Been "off" the list for some time for many reasons but have just got
> 
> back.
> 
>>>>>My problem is with a friends 90 V8Q. It all of a sudden started running
> 
> terrible. She took it to the dealer and they gave her a quote of $3800.00
> for basicly a tune up. It consisted of new plug wires, distributors and
> spark plugs. They said the right distributor cap was bad. Needless to say,
> she opted NOT to go that way and brought it to me.
> 
>>>>>What I found was the right distributor wasn't firing. I found the cap
> 
> was broke. (not sure if the dealer did this or if it just broke). I replaced
> the cap, spark plugs and cleaned the rotor but this bank is still dead. I am
> getting a spark but not sure it is hot enough. I swapped the coils and coil
> wires from side to side and still no luck. I pulled the codes and get no
> errors.
> 
>>>>>The rotor looks good but can it "just go bad"?
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas out there???
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>Rex Pedersen
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  S U N                              Phone: 781/442-1250
  S E R V I C E S                    Fax: 781/442-5488
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