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Old 07-19-2008, 12:35 AM
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here is the problem:
I have a b16a2, put in a new rotor, cap, wires and plugs, but the car still runs like ****.

The problem is that I am getting low spark on cylinder #2, when I pull the wires from the spark plug, I put them against the post on the head, and out of Cylinder #1 I get a nice spark, but 2 I get nothing, and 3 and 4 are relatively low. The new thing is doing is that it's getting harder and harder to start it up in the morning, and when I let the car sit for a while, the car will start, sputering,and afterwards it will stop and be normal. Only when I drive under 2K RPM the car hesitates.

One other thing is that the car is smoking, I believe that a valve stem seal is bad on cylinder #2, but does this affect how the car starts?

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Sounds like you may need to adjust your timing. To do so loose the dizzy bolts and move it back and forward til it sound good.
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I did play with it, and put it on timing, but no change.
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did u get any check engine lights? maybe its the distributor itself, maybe the coil they have inside is goin?
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That is what I was thinking, and no check engine either.
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