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JPVortex
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Ok I’ve tested 6 NAPA wires, these are the results: 6,000 ohms/ft 7,000 ohms/ft 9,000 ohms/ft 10,000 ohms/ft 13,000 ohms/ft 9,000...
Apr 22, 2024
JPVortex
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Yeah these things are junk, they’re NAPA brand, I’ve tested all of them now. All over the board, most are 2-2 1/2ft long. I’m getting...
Apr 22, 2024
JPVortex
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Thank you, let me know what you get, deciding if I should get a new set of acdelco wires.
Apr 22, 2024
JPVortex
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I ohm tested a couple spark plug wires. They seem to be crazy high resistance. I had to set my ohm meter to read 200k because 20k was...
Apr 22, 2024
JPVortex
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So really even if a couple of the spark plug wires have enough voltage to escape the coil, if I had a good coil it won’t escape it no...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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Yeah I meant coil not distributor to answer your first question lol. And yeah I agree that it’s not all the cylinders. Probably one or...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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I suppose that could be it, I’m going to see what I can do tomorrow, but this truck may end up going to a shop for it. I feel like I...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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I do have almost a full set of brand new wires. I had to replace 2 of them again recently because I had them touching the exhaust...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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What would cause too high of a spark voltage? Also I have not checked the wires with an ohmmeter, I did just replace them about 2-3...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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Just tested the 12V coil wire again, its not losing voltage at all anymore, so that's good. Now I am starting to get suspect of the...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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I don’t believe it to be the ignition coil itself, I’ve tried 4 different ones at this point. The original distributor was literally...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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just traced that wire all the way up to the bulkhead, and theres no obvious breaks in it or anything
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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I ended up finding the issue. There's a short somewhere in the red wire on the gray connector going into the coil. The red wire should...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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Ok so I’m REALLY lost now. I replaced both the coil wires and it’s still happening. But I now found what is causing the problem…. For...
Apr 21, 2024
JPVortex
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Thanks for the info guys! This may have to take the back burner for a bit as I will need equipment to burn a chip. Still something that...
Apr 21, 2024
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