1983 Buick Skylark "signs bad spark plugs wires" Questions

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...and place the threaded portion of the spark plug on some metal on the engine. Get a friend to turn the key, look for spark between the gap on the spark plug, if no spark, signs point to bad ...

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...bad plug or spark gap. check plug for burning on electrode. check gap. if you replace 1 then replace them all. 2) check wires for any white lines. mainly around the boots, but check it all. the white ...

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...bad mixture. start with the cheap process of elimination..start with you plugs, and check the butterfly on your intake, signs of too much carbon buildup could be the sign of your problem, and lead to ...

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...from a failing coil pack,ignition wires or cracked spark plugs. Look closely for signs of missing by looking for cracks in plugs,bad plug wires or a white/green crusty chalk build up on the ...

...bad spark plug wire or spark plug (this just happened to me with an old VW. Just out of the blue started missing at a stop sign.) so...start by removing one wire at a time until one of them doesn't ...

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...bad. CAUTION: Be very careful when you handle the spark plug wires with the engine running. To avoid electric shock, do not touch the area of the lead. You can also remove each spark plug and inspect ...

...when removing plug wire. The coil may be bad. Was the plug wire inserted all the way in? Could be a bad coil, but also check that wire and its spark plug for any sign of damage. Not likely, but

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...bad shake in the trailblazer It could be the spark plug wire, or the coil. 2004 model you should have coil over plug (C.O.P) setup. Also check for any signs for arcing around the spark plug boot area ...

...spark or none at all is bad news for the coil which needs to be replaced. 5. When you're done, replace everything properly, account for all tools and remember a clean engine is a serviceable engine. ...

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...signs, stop lights, going around corners), it stalls. This is everything we've done to the car so far (even not pertaining to the current problem): replaced the fuel pump, the fuel filter, we had ...

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