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Re: missing a cylinder (archive)
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Posted by Ken on April 23, 2000 at 17:31:52:

In Reply to: missing a cylinder posted by 3 cylinder 2002 on April 23, 2000 at 02:22:48:

: hey yall, one quick question here. My 2002 isn't running to well now. It is really missing. I can take off the spark plug wire for cylinder number 1 and it runs exactly the same indicating that, the cylinder is not working. I am sure the wire is bad, or the plug went bad. I have 2 questions. Could this make my car sometimes run on after I shut off? Secondly, is there a chance that the wire is fine and that the timing or dwell is way off?
: thank you all

Unfortunatly there is no quick answer to your quick question. A dead cylinder can be caused by any number of things. Some simple some not so simple. In order for your engine to perform it must possess three elements:
1) Spark
2) Compression
3) Fuel
The lack of any one of these will cause malfunction. So divining this mystery requires some mechanical detective work. Since you already suspect spark (the deiseling or running on often indicates timing) I would suggest you replace the Spark Plug wire and Spark Plug, set your timing, and see if there is a change.

BTW: Our little cars seem to insist on frequent valve adjustment. Listen closely to #1 for a tapping sound.

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