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Ok, now back to our regularly scheduled thread...

 

When I got home from work some of the parts had arrived so I installed them.  I now know somethings that the problem ISN'T.  It's not:

  1. A bad spark plug on #1.  I pulled #1 and #2 and they looked the same, so I swapped them.
  2. Carb base gaskets.  Replaced 'em.
  3. Idle jets.  Got four nice shiny new ones in there.
  4. Distributor cap.  Pretty new one didn't help.
  5. Rotor.  Nope, that didn't help either.

So I am hoping the new plug wires arrive tomorrow.  If that doesn't help then I guess I jack it up and remove the passenger-side valve cover and take a look-see for something more expensive.

 

To recap, the car seems to be running on 3 1/2 cylinders.  Pulling the #1 plug wire has only a minimal effect on idle while pulling any other one damn near kills it.  The car starts well enough and the misfire seems to be very consistent.

 

Ideas, anyone?  I'm going to miss some spectacular weather this weekend and I am not happy about it.

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