Check all vacuum lines, electrical connectors, and make sure plug boots are
secure. I'm sure you've already done this - just trying to help - good
luck. If you didn't check the gap, I would pull the plugs and check them.
Gap them about .005 - .007 over.
Tate
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From: HEMI@charter.net [SMTP:HEMI@charter.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 1999 10:21 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Misfires -- Need Help
This is just an idea , but I know that sometimes it can happen .
Is there a possibility that you may have one of the wires crossed ?
Only thing is is that I think it would sound crappy all thetime .
At 09:06 AM 1/23/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I installed the Bosch Platinum +4's this past Monday and I noticed
what I
>think were several misfires at high speed -- about 65-75 MPH. It
happened
>going up a very slight grade with about 1/2 to 3/4 throttle (auto
tranny
>did not downshift or come out of O/D) and does not seem to happen
at WOT...
>
>My truck is a '98 318 with ~10k miles on it so I don't think it's
the coil,
>distributor, fuel injectors or other stuff that can cause this. I
did put
>my FABM 10" back on at the same time I put in the new plugs and I
did reset
>the computer...
>
>Is it possible/probable that the computer just needs more time to
adjust
>and I should just wait this out or should I just go ahead and start
yanking
>the plugs and check gaps (even though they were "factory
preset")??? Is
>there a better way to diagnose the cause of a misfire?
>
>Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>T.
>
>P.S. I wrote to Dave (Fish) who also recently installed these
plugs and he
>does not have the same symptom/problem... Thanks for checking for
me Dave!
>
>
>
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