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slight misfire, help needed.
Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:56 pm
by retroglam73
my car is a 1973 MK1 1600XL pinto, i have a slight misfire on tickover (when it does eventually tickover), above tickover it runs smooth, its as if its ticking over on 3 and half cylinders, i have replaced plugs, leads, rotor arm , air filter and points but its made no difference at all. any suggestions welcome cos its proper doin my head in now, Tony
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:13 pm
by Capri2.8i
Best advice i can give you first is...... once you get it ticking over. Get a good pair of insulated pliers and pull the HT lead off each plug in turn.
As soon as you remove a plug you should hear and possibly see the difference. This will tell you if you are infact not running on all cylinders.
Cheers John
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:45 am
by Coops
I know this is a long shot, but have you checked the tappet clearances?