September 24, 20186 yr comment_558053 I just noticed 3 and 4 and the car was left running with the Hood open in straight sunlight for only 10 to 15 mins. We already replaced cap and rotor, check cylinder compression. What else now? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558058 Check the other plugs to see if they're all black or if the problem is isolated to #3 and #4. Verify that the choke cables are adjusted properly and that the cables aren't pulling the nozzles down when the choke knob is all the way forward. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558058 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558059 1 hour ago, Mark Maras said: First things first. Were all the plugs black or just #3 and #4. I really want to move forward with the solution to this issue before i send the car to the paint shop and buy some konig rewind wheels. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558061 2 minutes ago, Mark Maras said: Check the other plugs to see if they're all black or if the problem is isolated to #3 and #4. Verify that the choke cables are adjusted properly and that the cables aren't pulling the nozzles down when the choke knob is all the way forward. i already cleaned both plugs with a brass brush and carb cleaner. I will need to leave it at idle again to see what happens. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558061 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558063 Mark has suggested several times now to check all plugs, have you done so yet? Are the rest of the plugs like 3 and 4, fouled? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558064 I'm grasping at straws here but have you checked the gap on those plugs, IF they are the only ones that are fouled? Edited September 24, 20186 yr by siteunseen Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558064 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558065 I'd really like to know if all the plugs are black. If only #3 and #4 are black it narrows down the possibilities from a wide range of causes to the cap, rotor, wires and wire connections. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558066 Me too. Those are the two that separate the dual carbs so it doesn't seem likely it's the cam or the carbs. Could be as simple as the wires aren't connected good and tight. My NGK wires make a nice SNAP noise when I put them back on the plugs. The tip on our plugs can become loose to. Tighten with pliers. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558070 25 minutes ago, siteunseen said: Me too. Those are the two that separate the dual carbs so it doesn't seem likely it's the cam or the carbs. Could be as simple as the wires aren't connected good and tight. My NGK wires make a nice SNAP noise when I put them back on the plugs. The tip on our plugs can become loose to. Tighten with pliers. I still think that the original problem with #4 was a poor wire connection at one end or the other. I think we ruled out other possibilities. That said, @jalexquijano have you explored the possibility that Previously #4 had a bad connection and now #3 and #4 have the same problem? Oh yeah, I still want to know if all the plugs were black. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558104 Okay. We know that the compression is good and the cap and rotor are also new. So what remains? Should i clean all the 6 plugs and cranked the car leaving it to idle for 20 mins to see if those plug foul to black? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558106 Ok lets try this a different way. Go out to your car and pull all 6 plugs (now) and take a pic of them (now) and then load that/those pics so we can see all six of them (now). Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
September 24, 20186 yr comment_558110 On 9/23/2018 at 1:40 PM, jalexquijano said: Today's update: Drove my car on light sunday traffic. Parked and let the engine run at idle for 10 mins with the hood opened. Step on the car and started accelerating. Car misfired a couple of times so when i got home i pulled plugs 3 and 4 and found them black. Is this normal? This is what happens when the car is sitting on traffic at idle. This is the old fuel percolation problem from way back, I think. Never got solved. How hot was it on Sunday? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/60072-misfiring-while-cruising/?&page=5#findComment-558110 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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