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cylinder 3 not firing

Postby jordanj » 02 Thu Apr, 2009 8:08 pm

What would be the common causes of this? i checked the exhaust pipe and it was still cool to the touch,while the other 3 were hot.
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Postby Don » 03 Fri Apr, 2009 7:17 am

Check for spark and if that's good it's probably a valve. You can check the compression to confirm.
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Postby Jack Duncan » 03 Fri Apr, 2009 9:07 am

Also, check plug wire to that cylinder for continuity from the distributor to the plug. Carbon wires sometimes break. :)
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