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The destributor cap was loose, engine was running




By jweyers56 on Jun 30, 2009

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the destributor cap was loose, engine was running ruff, replaced cap, tuck running fine. After 100 miles it is running ruff again and check engine light is on. I found a hose around the destrutor cap, looks like a vac hose but cant find a place for it. Computor say engine is mis-firing.
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posted on Jun 30, 2009
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old fart58
old fart58

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When's the last time you replaced the spark plug wires? Try that for you mis-fire. As for the vacuum hose, there should be a routing diagram somewhere on the hood or engine compartment somewhere. Trace it out and find where it should go. Oh BTW, bad spark plug wires can ruin a distributor cap.
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