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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 07:14 AM
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Will one bad plug just about kill the engine? In the old days one would make it run rough. This thing won't idle and seems to be flooding out up to about 2000 rpm. After you get it pulling it seems to level out some.Code says #1 plug is bad.
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Old Jan 25, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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Did check for spark on that cylinder? Did you pull the plug? #1 is EASY. Ar you getting a P0301 code?
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Haven't pulled plug yet.Drove it to auto zone and they did the test.They said #1 was bad.Hard for me to believe it would run that bad.May pull plug after church.Never seen a car run that bad because of one fouled plug but never had one go bad on these newer cars.On older cars they would miss but you could still drive them.This thing acts like it is having the worst day of its life!
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Yes it will run bad but still should run. It will pound pretty hard under acceleration. What DTCs are you seeing?????? Please post them

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Is it the plug or plug wire---change only the plug and let us know how it runs--
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Originally Posted by mooty1
Haven't pulled plug yet.Drove it to auto zone and they did the test.They said #1 was bad.Hard for me to believe it would run that bad.May pull plug after church.Never seen a car run that bad because of one fouled plug but never had one go bad on these newer cars.On older cars they would miss but you could still drive them.This thing acts like it is having the worst day of its life!
Yep, these new-fangled cars are really something. Supposedly, there are new cars now that start with the push of a button.....no key involved !!

It's the devil's work I tell you.....the devil's work.....
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