fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> If the wires check out I'll go to the cap, rotor
> and coil as has been suggested. A couple of notes:
> I pulled one of the plug wires off and started the motor... I'll be damned
> but the engine still idles smooth with only 7 cylinders running.
>
> Tom
Sure sounds to me like crossed plug wires or cracked dist cap. I washed the engine
on a car I once had and the cold water cracked the cap and it ran just like you
described. The crack was barely visible too.
Jim in Waco
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