Plug wires-does excessive heat cause my problem?
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Burning Brakes
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Plug wires-does excessive heat cause my problem?
I have my plug wires running through aluminum looms, very near the manifolds. On my last run down the freeway, stop and go, very warm day, when I hit the top of the ramp and waited for the light to turn, the motor spit and popped basically ran very rough especially at lower RPM. Would this loom detail possibly be the culprit? I don't think the water temp was above 200 degrees judged by the temp gauge and a gauge on my expansion tank.
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Burning Brakes
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The fuel pump is strong (electric) but maybe it's overheated fuel causing the spitting and farting after heat build-up under the hood?
Melting Slicks
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I have my plug wires running through aluminum looms, very near the manifolds. On my last run down the freeway, stop and go, very warm day, when I hit the top of the ramp and waited for the light to turn, the motor spit and popped basically ran very rough especially at lower RPM. Would this loom detail possibly be the culprit? I don't think the water temp was above 200 degrees judged by the temp gauge and a gauge on my expansion tank.
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Heat will increase resistance of a conductor, and you will lose some spark energy and incur insulation degradation, however, I doubt this is the case here.
Possible, but not as probable as something else.
That being said, I do not care for the placement directly above the exhaust manifolds as you have them.
Possible, but not as probable as something else.
That being said, I do not care for the placement directly above the exhaust manifolds as you have them.
