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Riff · Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: N Wales

I got a prob with a missfire and it blew a hole in the exhaust! drove bout 60 miles engine performed gr8 going but coming home it started to missfire and i lost power on any incline but still kept going so i started her up this morning all was well so idid the same journey same thing happend again went gr8 going miss fired and lost power coming home i had it tuned last week and the tune up fella said every thing was ok Crying or Very sad

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markymoan · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 17:31 Post subject:

If it started after the tune up, then that could be it Question

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Riff · Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: N Wales

did it a little b4 tune up but its worse now
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markymoan · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 17:42 Post subject:

What engine is it Riff ?
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Riff · Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: N Wales

2.6 petrol
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markymoan · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 17:56 Post subject:

In that case a missfire could be an ht lead breaking down or a worn dizzy or cap ect,
I think it best if i leave this to the petrol heads Embarassed

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THE QUIET ONE · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 18:13 Post subject:

MOISTUR IT COULD B
OR AS MOANY SAYS
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Riff · Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: N Wales

I will get the guy who tuned it back an see what he says
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THE QUIET ONE · Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 18:25 Post subject:

another problem could b advance or reteded
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Riff · Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: N Wales

seem to be one minute it runs fine the next it plays up
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Philp · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:13 Post subject:

Check to make sure he's tightened the distributor hold down clamp. If he's been playing with the tuning he'd have loosened it, if he didn't do it up again properly it could be the dizzy is spinning round thus changing the timing. I had this happen on one of my spitfires, ran fine at idle but misfired like a bar steward when given some gas. Turned out the dizzy was loose and moving when you gave it some throttle but at idle the plug leads pulled it back round like a return spring so it idled fine. If it is loose you'll need to get him back to retime it before he does it up properly.
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Riff · Newbie Joined: 06 Aug 2006 Posts: 8 Location: N Wales

Wife phoned him this morn,he didnt want to know said it could be distributor or just one of those things!!! wont say what wife called him but not very polite.

Mad

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Philp · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 17:10 Post subject:

I've had a similar experience in the past with a mobile tuner, the guy said he'd replaced a load of stuff like dizzy cap, plugs etc so charged me an arm and a leg but couldn't produce theold ones saying he'd tossed them in his rubbish bin in the van but didn't want to root around and find them, I was pretty sure he hadn't changed a thing. It was running like a bag of nails the next day and he just wasn't interested in coming back out.
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THE QUIET ONE · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 23:15 Post subject:

well ive got my strobe and various gadgets to help out gizz a call ill come across and we will sort it out for ya m8
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brains · ****** Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 897

i had the same problem a few years a go it told me from the problems i was getting it was the head gasket BUT after closer inspection it was a spark plug , they do tell alot about the engine , take one out or all of them and see what colour they are and let me know .