In a message dated 97-10-05 21:00:54 EDT, pplusb@northlink.com writes:
<< Lost all power, but not suddenly. Pulling plug wires at the
distributor, either of two will cause the engine to falter. Pulling
either of the other has no effect, BUT - when the end of that wire is
held close to its socket in the distributor cap, some rather
righteous sparks start jumping. What does this mean? Had to go
somewhere, so did not get any further in my investigations.
Bill
>>
It means that those cylinders are not carrying their load. Try a compression
check to make sure that hte cylinders are up to snuff. My father-in-law had
two adjacent cylinders with the same symptoms. I swore that it was a blown
head gasket, but the compression check showed they were up to snuff. Spark
was great too. Come to find out, the carb idle mixture was off. Good Luck!
Tom Green
1979 MGB Paperweght
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