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Old 01-19-2006, 05:27 PM
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The .5 primary reading concerns me a bit...
Old 01-19-2006, 06:01 PM
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Why is that J Wikoff? Well I did order new ones, I pick them up tomorrow. The second one really concerns me too because it was way too loose and inconsistent. I never did get a clear reading off it.
Old 01-19-2006, 06:21 PM
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All the coils I've measured had a primary resistance of .8-.9. I've never seen one that low.
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I am replacing them tomorrow and I will keep the one good one as a spare. The new ones are MSDs so it should take care of some my rough idling and some other problems I think the coils have been causing.
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I replaced the coil packs and a lot of power came back. But now that I'm Firing right I have noticed that some things have gotten worse. I apparantly have a clogged catalytic converter. I am getting that replaced ASAP so as not to ruin things, hopefully this weekend.
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One thing leads to another......
Old 01-23-2006, 09:42 AM
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Yeah but this one doesn't surprise me. I had a leaking upper intake for awhile. I was burning mine out the @$$ and with not always firing on all cylinders I was probably blowing out some fuel, so I'm replacing the cat and O2. Then all should be well, I think.
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