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TonyMano

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I need some help!

(http://imgur.com/a/jHRUARx) View: https://imgur.com/a/jHRUARx
 

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Have you thoroughly searched your garage and driveway?

@General karthief lost his car once and he found it in the back yard under and old doghouse and a convection oven.

The dogs put up a bit of struggle giving it back.



On a more serious note:

Pull codes
Pull your cap and rotor and look it over real good.
Tonight after dark: Open the hood with the engine running and look for any signs of lightning around the wires and coil.
 
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Noobz347 said:
Have you thoroughly searched your garage and driveway?

@General karthief lost his car once and he found it in the back yard under and old doghouse and a convection oven.

The dogs put up a bit of struggle, giving it back.



On a more serious note:

Pull codes
Pull your cap and rotor and look it over real good.
Tonight after dark: Open the hood with the engine running and look for any signs of lightning around the wires and coil.
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My car rotors:
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The portion you want to look at is here:



If it looks burned or worn away, replace it. Inside the cap, you are going to look at each of the 8 contacts that the rotor above, swipes past when the engine is running. They should look clean and flat with no gouges or galling. A little bit of discoloration means nothing.
 
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Noobz347 said:
@General karthief lost his car once and he found it in the back yard under and old doghouse and a convection oven.
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I didn't even know I had dogs till I mowed the lawn back there and they started chasing me
OH....and no I didn't take his car either
 
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Noobz347 said:
The portion you want to look at is here:



If it looks burned or worn away, replace it. Inside the cap, you are going to look at each of the 8 contacts that the rotor above, swipes past when the engine is running. They should look clean and flat with no gouges or galling. A little bit of discoloration means nothing.
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It's still missing. Recently, I did see the battery gauge go up and down sometimes.
 

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Did you see any arching in the dark? How old are the spark plugs? If you've inspected them, do you see any cracks in the porcelain? How old are the plug wires? How are the wires going to the TFI on the distributor? Do you have a multimeter? Does it only do this when it's cold/warm? Did it start doing it shortly after filling the fuel tank?
 

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Sparks plugs are new along with the plug wires. I wonder if it's my spark plug wires? I only had them for like almost a year.
I have the MSD Super Conductor Spark Plug Wires And Screaming Demon Igniton Coils.
 
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LILCBRA said:
Did you see any arching in the dark? How old are the spark plugs? If you've inspected them, do you see any cracks in the porcelain? How old are the plug wires? How are the wires going to the TFI on the distributor? Do you have a multimeter? Does it only do this when it's cold/warm? Did it start doing it shortly after filling the fuel tank?
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When I step on the gas, I feel a bit of force when it's missing.
 

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You should look for arcing on both sides of the coil too.

In the space between the coil and frame on both sides:

 

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When I step on the gas, I feel a bit of force when it's missing.
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Explain this a little more. Are you feeling a bit of force in the gas pedal or ????
 

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AeroCoupe said:
Explain this a little more. Are you feeling a bit of force in the gas pedal or ????
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Luuuke
 

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Explain this a little more. Are you feeling a bit of force in the gas pedal or ????
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When my car misses, I feel a little thup from my motor.
 

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Noobz347 said:
You should look for arcing on both sides of the coil too.

In the space between the coil and frame on both sides:

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Mine is like this though:
 

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View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gJnHtGKK3ig
 

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Noobz347 said:
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Alright, you've earned this:


 

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Alright, you've earned this:


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Alright, you've earned this:


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Could it be a air problem related?
 
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