misfire

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Post Wed May 25, 2005 6:25 pm

just notice 2day,under full throttle,as the revs pick up i get a misfire almost like its running on five cylinders??... it starts fine and idles ok,mayb a bit lumpy but no obvious missing,could this just b plugs??! :cry:
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Brianmoooore
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Post Wed May 25, 2005 9:47 pm

Plugs, rotor arm or distributor cap for a start.
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Post Wed May 25, 2005 10:03 pm

yeah they will b my first things 2 try,cheers mate
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Post Thu May 26, 2005 9:19 pm

sorted -new plugs took care of it!
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Post Thu May 26, 2005 9:39 pm

Check out the rotor arm and cap as well sometime in the not to distant future.
New plugs mat have cured your misfire, but a worn cap/rotor and part worn perfectly servicable plugs can cause ignition problems which will be cured for a while by new plugs.
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Post Thu May 26, 2005 9:50 pm

ok mate,actually i prob stick new 1s on just 2b sure..