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Offline jasonpi

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cars gone bezerk
« on: 30 March 2004, 15:46 »
right took the car out for a run this morning everything is ok.....this afternoon change plugs and leads all goes well except the last one when i take it out itys been screwed in at an angle but jay fixes it :o go to start car up and the frigging thing is shuddering like no ones buisness car has no power when driven and idles at around 500rpm then cuts out any ideas
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Offline Golfgal

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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #1 on: 30 March 2004, 15:56 »
hmmm didn't u buy the car from a really dodgy geezer  :D
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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #2 on: 30 March 2004, 15:57 »
i know but im not allowed to mention his name ;)
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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #3 on: 30 March 2004, 15:58 »
One of your cylinders isn't firing.
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Offline jasonpi

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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #4 on: 30 March 2004, 16:00 »
could that be down to a spak plug problem as the new one didnt go in quite right but had no choice
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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #5 on: 30 March 2004, 16:02 »
didnt go in right?


is the thread on that one totally knackered up then ?
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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #6 on: 30 March 2004, 16:02 »
Don't know much about cars but this could be due to the HT leads, have they been fitted back into the same position?
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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #7 on: 30 March 2004, 16:03 »
You saying you the spark plug is cross threaded? it won't seal if it is.
You might be able to repair the thread, otherwise new head.
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Offline jasonpi

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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #8 on: 30 March 2004, 16:05 »
yeah ht leads when back in ok and the thread for one of the spark plugs does look a bit worn....what  would i need to do to fix it
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golfvr6

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Re:cars gone bezerk
« Reply #9 on: 30 March 2004, 16:08 »
Go look in halfords, they should do something for the thread, depends how far gone it is.
Not being funny, but surely its quite hard to cross thread a spark plug on an 8v engine.
You saying that some dodgey muppet has done it before you? must have done the job in a hurry  :D
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