simmy_binker
winning!
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2007
- Location
- Hamilton, Ontario
Hola all,
I'm back.
Got this 240 and it doesn't like to utilize all 4 cylinders. #1 and #3 have no boom boom. This was determined by removing the spark plug line to each of these, and the very rough idle did not get any worse than it already was.
The funny thing is that if I partially remove the spark plug line, and lay it strategically on the plug, it DOES bring those cylinders back. keeping in mind, I cannot see under the black rubber jacket, but I am just touching the electrode to the top of the spark plug.
I'm nearly certain that a few days ago it DID have all 4 cylinders. or at least more than 2.
These are new spark plug lines.
And I've got big jumper cables from the block to the negative terminal of the battery to rule out the dinky grounding strap.
Thinking it may still be the spark plug line, I swapped #1 and #2 lines (on both the plug and the distributor), and still #1 did not fire. I checked the gap on #1 spark plug, and it was 0.030".
Thoughts? I'm sure it's an easy fix but my brain isn't working.
I'm back.
Got this 240 and it doesn't like to utilize all 4 cylinders. #1 and #3 have no boom boom. This was determined by removing the spark plug line to each of these, and the very rough idle did not get any worse than it already was.
The funny thing is that if I partially remove the spark plug line, and lay it strategically on the plug, it DOES bring those cylinders back. keeping in mind, I cannot see under the black rubber jacket, but I am just touching the electrode to the top of the spark plug.
I'm nearly certain that a few days ago it DID have all 4 cylinders. or at least more than 2.
These are new spark plug lines.
And I've got big jumper cables from the block to the negative terminal of the battery to rule out the dinky grounding strap.
Thinking it may still be the spark plug line, I swapped #1 and #2 lines (on both the plug and the distributor), and still #1 did not fire. I checked the gap on #1 spark plug, and it was 0.030".
Thoughts? I'm sure it's an easy fix but my brain isn't working.