What have you done to your square lately??

[Poppy 87]

Can you check EGR for sticking/leaks?

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[78C10BigTen]

Well ive had a horrible studder and sort of backfire at cruise speed and its pissin me off! I pushed all the the plug boots thinkin maybe some were loose and sure enough one was but it didnt help. Tonight i pulled that wire and plug, plug looked fine but the wire felt like a spongy spaghetti noodle and very fat. Im assuming oil soaked since its directly under the valve cover breather. So i grabbed my spare distrib and pulled a wire to replace it, cruise around town its still there but not as bad. I did see another wire in the same condition, anyone know if this would cause my issue? And yes i know youll all say do a full tune up wich yes it needs but thatll be after the $ spending holidays. Heres a pic of both ends of the wire, right side is the "noodle" side. Anybody see it?

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[Goldie Driver]

Someone will correct me if wrong, but the only way I know to test wires is to Ohm them.

Well, that and pop the hood at night- if you see a light show (arcing) you will be able to tell the bad one(s).

Beyond that, vacuum leaks, or emissions fun - don't know anything about that ...



Did this start all of the sudden?

 

[Goldie Driver]

Oh, put the timing down to 10 BTDC last night. I don't remember this in the past, but that 3 piece timing wrench I have ( 1/2 on one side, 9/16 on the other, with a double connector in the middle ) allows me to go from the back side and get on the bolt.

Easy peazy.

Need to watch the wire clip, tho - it drooped down on the exhaust manifold at least once.

Battle scars ...

 

[78C10BigTen]

While chasin my studderin issue i found #3 may have an issue... i replaced 2 swollen plug wires, pulled and wire wheeled all the plugs and put them back in and blew out the air cleaner. Some accomplishment

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[Goldie Driver]

While chasin my studderin issue i found #3 may have an issue... i replaced 2 swollen plug wires, pulled and wire wheeled all the plugs and put them back in and blew out the air cleaner. Some accomplishment

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Umm, wth is that on the plug ? LOL

 

[78C10BigTen]

Umm, wth is that on the plug ? LOL

Idk. Hard crusty stuff. They all had some but not like that. Most looked like this

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[78C10BigTen]

Just took her for a bath since its nice out and by damn if she dont wanta wear her letters no more!

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[Goldie Driver]

Just took her for a bath since its nice out and by damn if she dont wanta wear her letters no more!

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Dammit - the dirt was holding things together !

 

[WFO]

While chasin my studderin issue i found #3 may have an issue... i replaced 2 swollen plug wires, pulled and wire wheeled all the plugs and put them back in and blew out the air cleaner. Some accomplishment

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You're way overdue for some new conventional plugs.

 

[Shorty81]

While chasin my studderin issue i found #3 may have an issue... i replaced 2 swollen plug wires, pulled and wire wheeled all the plugs and put them back in and blew out the air cleaner. Some accomplishment

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Kinda looks like molten piston...

 

[78C10BigTen]

You're way overdue for some new conventional plugs.

I had plain old coppers in it, these are E3's and honestly other then the super bad fouling they dont wear out the electrodes like most. They still look pretty nice and square.

 

[bucket]

You're way overdue for some new conventional plugs.

Agreed.

I personally hate those things, lol.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Kinda looks like molten piston...

its got a greenish color to it, they all did. When i clean them itll last pretty close to a year before it looks like that again. I just take it as its a second hand old used motor so short of rebuilding ill just maintain

 

[80BrownK10]

Idk. Hard crusty stuff. They all had some but not like that. Most looked like this

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Get some normal AC Delco plugs and those those junk ones out and leave the fancy sales merchandising impulse buy plugs to the rice tuners, in the low riders and fart mufflers.