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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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i was.. lets just say speeding.. today.. when my car felt like it hit the rev limiter .. and kinda bogged down.. think i bent a valve or something .. sounds like a subaru now.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtYU...er_profilepage
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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Yea that doesn't sound good.. what's the engine sound like?
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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it shakes.. exhaust sounds like a subaru.. i think one of the cylinders arent firing ..
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 04:07 AM
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Kinda hard to tell but it almost sounds like its missing, check ur plugs, ur wires and distributor cap n rotor.
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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Do you really need a reason to swap?
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 09:41 PM
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Wow, yea it does sound like a subie. +1 check the plugs then work your way down.
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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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well.. i checked it out today.. one of the spark plug wires popped off.. how would that have happened? it runs fine now..
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Old Aug 20, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by tuterz
one of the spark plug wires popped off.. how would that have happened?
prolly was not all the way on from a previous repair/service. vibration, engine torque, gforces, etc will work things like that loose if they are worn or not installed all the way.



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a buddy of mine with a hardbody truck had a problem like this. His motor was shaking like crazy it was missing on #4. Checked the plugs one 1, 2, and 3, everything was fine. Checked #4 and found a different sized plug . I was afraid to remove it. So I checked the wires and how they fit the plugs 1, 2, & 3 all good. The #4 wire was mangled so it would fit and had come loose. I fixed the wire with some needle nose pliers and the car ran fine. I told him about his #4 spark plug. He decided to wait till it breaks to fix it.

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