You may have damaged the spark plug wires when you pulled them off. Did you
have to wrestle to get them off? I've had this problem on 2 different Daks. On
1 of them I had to pull the wire off the plug by bits and pieces. USE
DIELECTRIC GREASE ON ALL CONNECTIONS AND ON THE INSIDE OF THE BOOT.
Dr. Pat
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>From: fawcett@uism.bu.edu
>To: DAKOTA-TRUCK@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Misfires -- Need Help
>Date: Sat, Jan 23, 1999, 2:06 PM
>
>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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