[Shotimes] Misfire under 3k rpm
James White
greensho@crown.net
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:59:23 -0500
Start with plug wires, but pull the intake to make SURE they are
installed correctly and be SURE they are snapped tight. BTDT...
Next look at the plugs. Make sure they are double platium or equal
and not some junk like Bosch.. BTDT.
regards, Jim White - greensho@crown.net
At Monday, 12 September 2005, Liberty Ruddy <ljruddy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I have noticed as of late that my MTX has been misfireing when i go to
>WOT in second below 3k. As soon as it hits around 3,000 or better, the
>car bucks two or three times and pulls like its boosted. I checked the
>front 3 plug wells and found nothign but a lil bit of dust in them. I
>am thinking that the car needs a new set of spark plugs and maybe
wires
>as well. The engine is from a 90 or 91 SHO and i dont think it has had
>a 60k done to it in a while. It is still smoking on start up (blue
smoke)
>and it tends to run a little rich (noticebale black smoke) in the
upper
>RPM range due to bad O2s. I lack the money and time to do a complete
60k
>at this time so do you think a quick swap of some plugs and wires
might
>help a bit or am I wasting my time and money?
>
>Thanks for the advice,
>LJRuddy
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