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gillyofkey
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27th Feb 07 at 11:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have a aquired a 1.4 gls corsa and it is only firing on 3 cylinders. ht leads and spark leads are ok wt else could be the problem? any one knw asap i am stuk at wrk with it lol
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27th Feb 07 at 11:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Could be the distributor... Have you taken everything apart and cleaned it out then WD40'd it all to make sure everything is dry? (Especially the HT lead - Spark Plug connections)
gillyofkey
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27th Feb 07 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes all has been cleaned wid wd40 and all parts luk healthy it ran fine this morn 4 bwt 5 miles then just went down to 3 for no reason. any other ideas
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27th Feb 07 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have you tested the leads and plugs?
gillyofkey
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yes just tested the lot now all is well apart from lead 1 does not have a very good spark compared to the other 3? cheers
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27th Feb 07 at 12:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That could be your problem then - a weak spark
gillyofkey
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yeah probably i will try a different lead. cheers pal much appreciated
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27th Feb 07 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any time, hope that it is just a lead
Warren G
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27th Feb 07 at 17:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
gls - 16v?

compression test, then leak test

 
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