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Old 10-18-2006, 11:27 AM   #1
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Hey guys. How do I know that all eight spark plugs are igniting and not just seven?

Is there such a test?
So, if I took my car to a garage, how would those guys go about finding out?



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Old 10-18-2006, 03:36 PM   #2
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Yeah they'll hook it up and tell you if it's got a miss.
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Old 10-18-2006, 05:20 PM   #3
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One way I did it in my shop, worked esp well on headers, I had an infared thermometer would point it to the exhaust ports and see which one is colder. Another way is to use a good set of wire pullers and pull and replac the wires in succession untill it does not make a diff and there is youre problem
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Old 10-19-2006, 03:28 AM   #4
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You can get a tester cheap from harbor freighy that hooks inline. it is clear and you can SEE the spark jumping-or not, in your case! It will not find a bad plug, but everything befor it. Good luck, misses suck sometimes.
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Old 10-19-2006, 10:06 PM   #5
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Well, since you don't have wires, they'll just look at the plugs, or disconnect the coil packs one at a time. Looking at a plug is probably the easiest way. A misfiring plug will be black.
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