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I'm amazed my car even ran.
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SOADweskey
No More 2.3L
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:36 pm
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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 I'm amazed my car even ran. I had some serious stuttering problems on the freeway today and my AFRs went all wacky. I pulled off the freeway and pulled over and my car was barely idling. I pulled my spark plug wire cover and pulled the plug wires and 2, 3, and, 4 plugs were completely submerged in water.
I don't think it had anything to do with the hood vent as one was dry and there wasn't water in the trough area around the wells. I think I was just to lazy to check out my plug wires for the last several months and all that condensation finally got to me.
Dried out the wells and checked the plug gaps, then put in my new Magnacore wires that I had for the new motor and all is bueno again.
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452 AWHP 446 lb ft of torque e85 FTW!!
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clockworktoy
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Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:08 pm
Posts: 4327
Location: LBC
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Re: I'm amazed my car even ran. Dam dude that's crazy, ive had a simliar incident but with oil. Dam oil leaks!
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Erix
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Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:10 pm
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Location: 818
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Re: I'm amazed my car even ran. your car is comparable to Chuck Norris, Wes.
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christ
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Joined: Mon Jan 01, 1979 5:00 am
Posts: 5739
Location: D-Town
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Re: I'm amazed my car even ran. You're more fortunate that I was, Wes.  Turning over hydro'd engines that haven't bent their rods is pretty cool though.
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SOADweskey
No More 2.3L
Joined: Tue May 22, 2007 7:36 pm
Posts: 4412
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: I'm amazed my car even ran. Luckily for me my spark plug seals held and kept the water out of the engine.
I just thought it was crazy to see that much water in 3 of the wells. I mean the water level was above the ends of the spark plugs and it still managed to run.
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Boost Creep is your turbo's way of calling you a little bitch for not running enough boost.
452 AWHP 446 lb ft of torque e85 FTW!!
"They are cool manly men now those DSM owners. Before it was just pasty white nerds, metro hair Asian kids and fruit pickers. They do real car club stuff and everything. Sometimes they even spend money here :-/"
-Mike W
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-red97rum-
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Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:57 am
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Location: Ontario, CA [IE]
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Re: I'm amazed my car even ran. That is crazy! The boots on your wires must fit pretty snug on the plugs! I'm surprised the water didn't evaporate once the engine got up to temp.
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christ
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Location: D-Town
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Re: I'm amazed my car even ran. Not if water keeps refilling it.
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