Posts Tagged ‘spark plugs’
Saturday, March 13th, 2010
I have a full size 86 bronco that the oil pump went out of and the engine blew. I got another engine that i heard run b4 i bought it. Its in the truck and I’m not getting any fire to the spark plugs. The 2wires going to the coil pack are both hot. Nothing [...]
Tags: 2wires, bronco, coil pack, coils, condensers, oil pump, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Trucks | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Ok. It’s a ‘98 vw beetle with a brand new battery and 3/4 tank of gas.
We lost power- one battery cable was very loose so we tightened it. Car would then start but idle with very low RPM and would immediately die if you hit the gas. After a few days of sitting, [...]
Tags: battery cable, few days, fuel filter, rpm, spark plugs, tank, thanks in advance, vw beetle
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
I have new spark plugs, distrbitor cap and rotor and battery in it. My car use to start immediately with minimal cranking. Now it starts intermitently. I have heard there is a relay under the dash that causes this. How do I find this relay and replace it? I am now [...]
Tags: new spark, rotor, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
So my I drive a 96 Pontiac grand Am SE 4 cyc manual transmission, when I bought it, it was running but then I went away for a year or so. My car sat in my drive way with half a tank of gas. I came back after a year and my battery died so [...]
Tags: 5th gear, camshaft, crank, cyc, cylinder head, cylinder line, grand am, grand am se, manual transmission, mechanic, money, oil change, pontiac, pontiac grand am, spark plugs, tank, valve damage
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 4 Comments »
Friday, February 26th, 2010
I’ve replaced 0 in parts, and 4 mechanics have told me they can’t figure it out. It is an ES with a V6 engine 2.5L. I am thinking it’s an electrical problem, but how do I pinpoint it? I bought a new water pump, new tensioner pulley, new tensioner, new distributor cap, [...]
Tags: electrical problem, mechanics, new distributor cap, new water, rotor, spark plugs, tensioner pulley, v6 engine, water pump
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
1987 Ford 1 ton dually w/ 460 engine. Has sat most of the time over the past couple of years. We have replaced the spark plugs and wires. And yes, they are in the proper firing order. This truck starts right up and runs like a raped ape. Most of the time it comes and [...]
Tags: 30 minutes, air flow, firing order, flow problem, ford, gas tank, horse gooseneck trailer, spark plugs, wits
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 6 Comments »
Monday, February 15th, 2010
I am looking to buy another car. I was looking to spend about 6,000. This is what I have saved up. Now I always wanted an older Ford Mustang. Well, I came across a Ford mustang, Cherry red, tan top. The body is in excellent condition, it couldnt be any better. [...]
Tags: cherry red, downfall, excellent condition, extra money, ford, ford mustang, mechanic, mishap, spark plugs, top notch
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 2 Comments »
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
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blank1-horsepower, torque, powertrain
blank2-horsepower, torque, driveline
2.Engine description of 3.0 DOHC 24V, V6, the 3.0 refers to which of these:
horsepower, displacement, torque, configuration, valve arrangement
3.<Blank> systems drive more oxygen into the <blank> to be mixed with <blank> for increased power.
Blank1-fuel injection, forced air induction, nitrous oxide
Blank2-combustion cylinder, exhaust manifold, heat [...]
Tags: acceleration, air induction, car salesman, combustion, diesel engines, diesel fuel, displacement, engine description, exhaust manifold, fuel injection, gas engines, gt systems, heat exchanger, horsepower, increased power, powertrain, spark plugs, torque, twin spark, valve arrangement
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 4 Comments »
Friday, February 5th, 2010
i bought a 1995 Chevy 1500 with the 4.3 v6 and 2wd. i replaced the spark plugs and wires because my truck kept stalling at stop signs . also it would loose power like none of the cylinders were firing when i tried to maintain one speed. when i turn off the truck i smell [...]
Tags: 1995 chevy 1500, air control valve, distributor cap, idle air control valve, rotor, spark plugs, stop signs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
I recently posted on here about how my truck was refusing to start, and I thought the problem was solved, but turns out it was not. So here goes again:
My 1991 F150 8cyl 5.0L truck will not start up. It has been having a couple issues for a little while now but I’ve never NOT [...]
Tags: alternator, battery engine, couple issues, distributor cap, rotor, screwheads, serpentine belt, spark plugs, threads
Posted in Used Fire Trucks | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
The snowmobile is a 1979 Scorpion Sting that I bought at an auction for . It is in pretty good condition. It will fire but it wont start. I have new spark plugs. It has good compression and spark. I tried to squirt some gas in the heads but [...]
Tags: auction, carburetor, new spark, scorpion, scorpion sting, snowmobile, spark plugs, squirt
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
.engine runs rough when idling- spark plugs or wires, or something serious.
2.engine hesitates when accelerating- bought new one.
3.engine stalls while accelerating-fuel pressure regulator{98.99}
4.engine stalls while idling-faulty fuel pressure regulator
5.engine stalls while driving-faulty fuel pressure regulator
6.engine sputters while trying to start-bad valves
7.engine back fires sometimes while running-fuel injection system, cleaner 6 bucks.
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Tags: engine stalls, fuel injection, fuel injection system, fuel pressure regulator, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
I recently did a bottom end rebuild on my Alero GLS after spinning a bearing. This happened at about 103k miles. I didn’t do a full rebuild after inspecting the rest of the engine because surprisingly there wasn’t too much wear on anything else… I say surprisingly because I found 1/4 inch of sludge on [...]
Tags: 100k, alero, bearing, cam shaft, gls, hell, horrible smell, mechanics, new spark, oil pan, piston, pistons, resistance, rpms, sludge, spark plug, spark plug wires, spark plugs, valve lifter, valve lifters
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
My 1991 Ford Escort 1.9L Auto needs a Helocoil on Cylinder #3. After i get the Fuel Pump, Steering Colum and Spark Plug wires and Mirrors on it (parts car disassembled and not sold forparts, now the gotta go back in) i will have 3 out of 4 wires andplugs in/on the engine.
Ive become weary [...]
Tags: 1991 ford escort, 2s, 3 out of 4, bix, bosch, brandy, disassembled, ford, ford escort, freak accident, fuel pump, gap, latinum, minute trip, new spark, octane fuel, spark plug, spark plug wires, spark plugs, steering colum
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
i bought a sled its a 91 skidoo safari 368cc. when i got it everything worked fine i know the guy who sold me it and hes trying to help me getting it running. the problem is when i bought it the engine didnt do it but what its doing is when i start it [...]
Tags: fires, rpms, safari, sea foam, skidoo, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 9th, 2009
i want to buy a car. it’s really cheap because it’s not running properly. apparently the main problem is the battery is dead. the description i was given as to the state of the car is as follows:
"We dropped a working battery from another car into it, started up with minimal fuss, but couldn’t keep [...]
Tags: datsun, minimal fuss, rust, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 5 Comments »
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
I have installed a brand new 1600cc VW engine in a 1968 Bug. I’m using a Weber Progressive Carb. Fuel is flowing into the engine. I got new spark plugs. I just can’t get the timing right to fire-up the engine. Can any one give me some insight to this problem? When I turn the [...]
Tags: engine cranks, insight, new spark, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 5 Comments »
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
I’ve been having a hell of a time with this es300. I got it in the beginning of march 2009, and since then have had to have the water pump and timing belt and gasket replaced, and then recently, I ran out of gas on the highway and the fuel pump went.
The day the fuel [...]
Tags: bad shape, cranks, crankshaft, crankshaft position sensor, ecm, engine compartment, few days, few minutes, fuel filter, fuel pressure, fuel pump, gasket, hell of a time, hero of the day, injector pulse, junkyard, red flag, spark plugs, timing belt, water pump
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 4 Comments »
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
ok i got this 2003 s10 chevrolet this year and its been 6 months since i have had it and the check engine light comes on , i took it to the auto zone to run test it said cyclinder 3 missfire i figure hey its about time this thing needed a tune up got [...]
Tags: auto zone, awnsers, check engine light, chevrolet, education, exsperience, fuel injector, job, king cab, miss fire, pep boys, plugg, s10, spark plug, spark plugs, those guys, warranty
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
please help me i turn the key the car cranks but will not start i putin two gallions of gas cleaned the post of batteries I do not understand what happened i think i flooded engine buy pressing on the gas please help. i then let it sit for a couple of hours 4 to [...]
Tags: batteries, botton, cranks, gallions, little bit, new oil, new spark, spark plugs
Posted in Used Fire Engine | 2 Comments »