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Still won't idle

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Subject: Still won't idle
From: Alan Bidgood <bidgood.alan@ssd.loral.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:02:37 -0700
Hello again,

I'm still trying to get my idle right, but I now feel
it is more than that.  Part of my concern is the damn
California Smog test I have to get through.

The car almost seems like it is only firing on three, 
although it seems to run fairly well at speed.  When it 
is approaching idle the whole engine rocks quite badly.
Originally I thought it was the carb, but more recently
I pulled each plug lead off while the car was running,
and when I pulled number two off, nothing changed. I
thought I'd found the problem, but having changed the
lead, all the leads, the distributor cap, the plug, still
no change.  It seems as if the spark on that cylinder is 
weaker (but I think that may be my imagination) In view of 
replacing everything how could one cylinder/spark etc. be 
different? The electronoic ignition/coil doesn't know one 
cylinder from another as far as the magnitude of the spark 
etc. The compression on cylinders 1,2 & 3 is similar with 
number 4 a bit lower, so I don't think it is that.  Next I 
will try playing with the timing, but I don't understand
what is going on?

Any suggestions? before I take it somewhere,

                    Thanks,
                                  Alan B.'

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