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Engine has a miss!! HELP!!!!

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Old 12-16-2008, 06:53 AM
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Default Engine has a miss!! HELP!!!!

My car ran great, then I decided to do a tune up so i put new autolite double platinum plugs gapped at .052, for racing wires, MSD cap rotor and coil. Car ran great for a day or so then started missing under heavy throttle. I checked the plugs again and they were fine. I put them back in. Car started running great again for a day. then started missing. I checked all the wires on the distributer and it showed that every cylinder had a misfire ( didnt change idle when i pulled each wire). So i went to the next easiest thing - coil. I returned the MSD coil for another one, car ran great. I thought the coil mustve been bad and when it got hot it started missing.Then 2 days later started missing again. what should i do?????? I'm very frustrated and confused. Any suggestions? Im thinking about just putting it all back to stock. I
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Old 12-16-2008, 03:16 PM
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I would get rid of those double platinums and switch over to Autolite 25's.
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Old 12-16-2008, 07:52 PM
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Completely agree, autolite 25s are what my car likes.

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make sure all wires are pushed on tight on cap and plugs
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Old 12-17-2008, 11:36 AM
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Ive been saying all along i should put the autolite 25s back in, thats what i pulled out when it ran great. I am going to end up doing that when i put my long tubes on next week.Last night i put the stock coil back in and it still misses. So im gonna lean towards the plugs. New set of autolite 25s next week...where should i gap them? between 50-54? Its a stock motor, will have Mac LT, Mac prochamber, flows, CAI, and im doing the timing 14 degrees next week.
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and where could i get a diagram on removing the smog pump? I might as well do that while im in there. and the egr stuff, will make it alot easier changing plugs on that right side
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