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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 10:09 AM
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engine trouble, need help

i was just working on my 79 this mornig after a week of it acting up. i pulled the spark plugs and 7 of them were fairly clean, but my number 4 cylinder plug was badly gas fouled and the cylinder was almost full of gas. i never seen this one before......any sugestions what might be wrong. thanks
 
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 01:15 PM
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Check over your ignition components. Sounds like no spark to the 1 cylinder. Maybe a bad wire or plug.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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Sounds like the plug wasn't firing or a burnt valve.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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turns out the plug wire was brokin off inside the boot. i changed the plugs and the plug wires.....it runs now but its still gasing up the new plugs.... i geuss my carb needs more tuneing..... thanks for the help
 
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