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Need help.
My 1984 corvette had a leaking fuel Injector I replaced the gaskets on It and now everythings fine but then I found a ripped spark plug wire went to replace It and turned the car on and Im getting a loud popping noise. It's gas and its super strong the car will stay on but continues to pop anyone know what could be wrong? I replaced the fuel filter yesterday as well.
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There is no such thing as "too much power" going to one spark plug!
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I made sure the wires weren't crossed yesterday so thats out of the way, and the spark plugs are gapped correctly and none are broken. I really don't know what It could be then. I don't have alot of gas In the car you think maybe If I go get about a half a tanks worth maybe It'll start and the popping will go away?
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My 1984 corvette had a leaking fuel Injector I replaced the gaskets on It and now everythings fine but then I found a ripped spark plug wire went to replace It and turned the car on and Im getting a loud popping noise. It's gas and its super strong the car will stay on but continues to pop anyone know what could be wrong? I replaced the fuel filter yesterday as well.
Is the noise more of a pop like a cork, or an arc like an electrical short?
You said "it's gas and it's super strong" - do you mean there's gasoline all over the top of your engine and you can smell it? Has that gas evaporated by now, or is it still being added to?
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Soo .. you've replaced an o-ring in a fuel injector, all the plugs, one plug wire. For troubleshooting, you've checked to make sure none of the wires were put back on the wrong plugs, and made sure the porcelain is intact on all the plugs and that none of them were installed incorrectly. You've also replaced the fuel filter.
Is the noise more of a pop like a cork, or an arc like an electrical short?
You said "it's gas and it's super strong" - do you mean there's gasoline all over the top of your engine and you can smell it? Has that gas evaporated by now, or is it still being added to?
Is the noise more of a pop like a cork, or an arc like an electrical short?
You said "it's gas and it's super strong" - do you mean there's gasoline all over the top of your engine and you can smell it? Has that gas evaporated by now, or is it still being added to?
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