RE: Slight high speed miss sometimes

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

We did swap out the coil for another during the original dyno test with 
no change. But it could've failed after that time too. But I don't think 
so. The plug wires are new Taylor wires. Pretty good quality. We'll get 
it figured out eventually.
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Yup, you and Dodger are probably on the right track; I'm just 
> remembering that sometimes it is a simple thing that is the culprit; for 
> example, a friend of mine was fighting a high speed miss in his 440 and 
> did a lot of carb rejet work thinking his motor was running lean at top 
> end, but it turned out to be a bad coil. Likewise another fellow found 
> out the high-speed miss in his car was due to a defective spark plug 
> wire, even though the wire was new (made in China). 
> 
> Thanks,
> Gary H. 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
>  
> >Actually I rewired the entire car except the dome light and heater 
> >controls. I don't have it hooked up anyway. I grounded everything I 
> >could think of, even me :-) My new alternator is 90amps and I certainly 
> >have juice now. My gauge shows a steady 14volts almost always. I 
> >certainly will recheck things just for good luck but I really suspect 
> >the ECM. It was abused previously.
> >
> >Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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> >Dodger  wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I would like to think that rich has already done most of these seeing as 
> >> 
> >>  
> >> how he has just finished rewiring the whole front of car, but as you 
> >> say, 
> >> check  anyway



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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