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Re: car runs on one cylinder

To: ALLAN ELDRIDGE <eldridge@nbnet.nb.ca>
Subject: Re: car runs on one cylinder
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 19:16:49 -0700 (PDT)
On Tue, 14 May 1996, ALLAN ELDRIDGE wrote:

>  On the first trip after winter the head gasket failed after one mile
> .This car is kept in a heated garage.After the gasket was replaced i
> attempted to start the car it would run on cylinder #4 only.It ran fine
> till this i did not change the timeing I changed the plugs and wires the
> distributer cap looks fine.The fireing order is correct also.The only
> thing thas seems wrong is that when it is running on one cylinder the
> ignition light remains "on" the car is a 1979
>
> allan eldridge eldridge@nbnet.nb.ca
> 70,72,79 mgb's

thereisnowayyourcarrunson1cylinder!
if you're lucky it might run on two with a lot of throttle but I really
doubt it do you mean the alternator light by ignition light how do you
know that you are running on one cylinder i don't understand

ulix


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