Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!?
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Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!?
so heres the story...everytime i drive normal it drives fine, once and a while when i tend to give it full throttle and go through my gears one of the spark plug wires of the dizzy side pops out and makes it run on 3 cyl.
For example the other day at the track i took off and went from 1st to second and in between my shift the spark plug wire popped off
Any advise why this is happening? funny thing is its ALWAYS the same wire that comes out
Wires are MSD 8.5
For example the other day at the track i took off and went from 1st to second and in between my shift the spark plug wire popped off
Any advise why this is happening? funny thing is its ALWAYS the same wire that comes out
Wires are MSD 8.5
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (banginryder16)
Check your spark plugs. It happened in my old daily and slightly tightening the spark plugs stopped the wires from popping out
Also what spark plugs are you runnning?
Also what spark plugs are you runnning?
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (Ludster)
not 100% sure of the brand of the spark plugs but explain how tightening them down more will stop the plugs from coming out
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (banginryder16)
If your spark plug is lose, compression from the piston will leak through pushing the spark plug wire up.
If you would like a visual representation, pull your plugs and wires and then turn the crank counter-clockwise by hand. You will see what I mean
If you would like a visual representation, pull your plugs and wires and then turn the crank counter-clockwise by hand. You will see what I mean
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (Ludster)
yea i understand that but the plug that pops out is the wire that plugs into the distributor so there is no compression coming out from there
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (banginryder16)
When you plug it back in how tight is it compared to the other three? Some wires let you slide the boot up and down the wire. If yours are like that then slide it up the wire to make sure that the contacts are as far in to the cap as they can go.
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (SikB)
i have had this problem before with MSD wires and i know that mgags7 has had the same problem before. His fix was to use cable ties on the boots of the wires. My fix was to get NGK wires, lol.
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (98vtec)
yea i think i might just get rid of these plugs...and yes the one that pops out slides right in and out
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (98vtec)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> NGK wires</TD></TR></TABLE>
The man has spoken, close this one down.
The man has spoken, close this one down.
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (98vtec)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 98vtec »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have had this problem before with MSD wires and i know that mgags7 has had the same problem before. His fix was to use cable ties on the boots of the wires. My fix was to get NGK wires, lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah, I eventually converted to your fix. NGK wires are the best out there hands down.
Yeah, I eventually converted to your fix. NGK wires are the best out there hands down.
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Re: Damn Spark plug wire keeps popping ouT!? (banginryder16)
pull the wire off, and use a lg. screwdriver to expand the connector where it goes into the dist. It will make the connection fit tighter. I had to do this on my ol mazda pickup, and haven't had it come off since
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