On Dec 3, 7:15 am, Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote:
> Thom <thomca...@gmail.com> wrote in news:ca65395e-7001-4a58-9f5e-
> f3c915fdd...@e67g2000hsc.googlegroups.com:
>
> > Very odd. the engine started to miss (sounds like one cylinder is not
> > firing) for about 1 minute. It went away for 5 minutes, then came
> > back, I replaced the plugs (they didn't look too good anyway), but it
> > didn't help.
>
> > Has anyone run accross this before. My first thought is the plug
> > wires /dist/rotor, just need to be pointed in the right direction.
>
> > Thanks
>
> > Thom
> > 91Accord EX, 169,000 miles
>
> Is your Check Engine light on?
>
> Have you checked to see what the spark looks like? Is is purply-blue?
>
> How old are the wires, cap and rotor? Are they OEM or aftermarket?
>
> --
> Tegger
>
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Cap and rotor were way old, I assume. Before I bought it. We were
testing the spark on #2 cylinder, when we removed the wire, the car
quit. Either we smoked the distributor, or it doed right there. We
replaced it, and it is back to running bad, but it is running. We
have tested the spark on all the cylinders, it is nice and strong, but
number 2 cylinder is real weak. A compression test has revealed low
to no compression on that cylinder. Looks like we burned a valve or
something.