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minimental

New Member

• Feb 24, 2008

• #1

Hi guys

i have recently replaced my 3.5 carbed v8 with a 3.9 hotwire injection engine, which was running fine

today i changed the plugs, leads, dizzy cap and rotor arm and it will not start at all,

it cranks over fine for a few seconds but seems to bog down and then crank over freely again

Any ideas?

thanks
Reuben

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Feb 25, 2008

• #2

what type (make) of plugs did you fit?

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Feb 25, 2008

• #3

and are you sure you put the HT leads back in the right order?

 

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minimental

New Member

• Feb 25, 2008

• #4

hi,
i put ngk groved electrode plugs in, i am fairly sure i put the leads on in the correct order, is there any way of being sure?
cheers
Reuben

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Feb 25, 2008

• #5

ngk's should be OK.
yer heinz manwell should show you the firing order, so you can check the HT leads. failing that, someone posted it on here a couple of weeks ago - try a search.

 

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minimental

New Member

• Feb 26, 2008

• #6

had a good look and it turned out i had the leads out 1 place anti clockwise
Cheers for your help people
Reuben

 

Take5

New Member

• Feb 27, 2008

• #7

Thats why you only do one plug at a time, then with the dizzy you swap the leads from old to new one at a time. A mistake you only ever make once At least you didn't go to your local auto factors and 8 NGK plugs, then an hour later go back for just one more looking rather sheepish as you snapped one trying to get it into the tight space around the dipstick