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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:54 AM
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Today I finally got around to changing the last 2 plug wires and the drivers side plugs. I've had the TR55's in the passenger side for 3k miles. The car ran-drove great. Now the car has low rpm miss and I have no idea why. The 2 plug wires I changed I have changed back and the car still has low rpm miss. Anyone have any ideas?
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Could be that when you installed one of the plugs that the ceramic part cracked. Pull off the last plugs one at a time until you find which one cracked. It happened to me with 2 plugs.
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Originally Posted by craig9132
Could be that when you installed one of the plugs that the ceramic part cracked. Pull off the last plugs one at a time until you find which one cracked. It happened to me with 2 plugs.
Figured it out. Drivers side plug by the alternator was frekin defective. Put the old A/C delco in and now the car is back to normal. Now I have 7 Ngk's and 1 A/C delco. Oh well.
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Figured it out. Drivers side plug by the alternator was frekin defective. Put the old A/C delco in and now the car is back to normal. Now I have 7 Ngk's and 1 A/C delco. Oh well.
You should ba able to bring the bad plug back and get a new one for no charge from where you bought them.
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Originally Posted by Blown 346
You should ba able to bring the bad plug back and get a new one for no charge from where you bought them.
Definitly not worth it for a $1.69 plug. I purchased it in Tx before I drove back here. I'll pick up anothe soon.
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