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spark plugs equal ruff idle and just ruff all together

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Old 04-23-2006, 12:47 AM
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ok i got a set of boush platinums and when i put them in the car ran great...for about 5 hours. now the car idles ruff very ruff. as in i can see my hood shake and my seats shake. my friend is a mechanic and he said that boush suck in domestic HO cars like the mustangs is this true and is this my problem?
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Old 04-23-2006, 12:48 AM
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thoes plugs suck. get autolites.
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Old 04-23-2006, 12:50 AM
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thats what i tought but is that whast causing my ruff engine? or could like my power steering or one of those pulleys be dragging? or anything else?
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Old 04-23-2006, 12:52 AM
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na, maybe a spark plug wire fell off?
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Old 04-23-2006, 12:57 AM
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haha nah i checked that. its still running fast just really ruff and rich as all hell now i dont know what happend its like the screws in the carb turned themselves out
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Old 04-23-2006, 12:59 AM
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so the car runs rich? does it burn oil? it sounds like u fouled a plug
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ditch the platinums and get a set of autolite resistor plugs
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Old 04-23-2006, 01:12 AM
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car doesnt burn oil much its got 175k miles on it and in 3000 miles it takes down about half a court of oil i think a plug or two fouled cause the floats got clogged and i drove home 3 miles like that so that could of done that
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thoes plugs suck. get autolites.
+1, get r done.
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sup bernie?? yep yep we all agree on this one haha
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