Rough power, backfiring, and sputtering
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Rough power, backfiring, and sputtering
I have a 99 Z51 135k miles today I drove to the commissary and as I was leaving I noticed poor power and a backfire after I shifted each time. Then while sitting at the light it would be a softer sounding backfire. So my thoughts are: bad gas, plugs, wires? Any thoughts
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So i figured out the reason. Two of the spark plug wires on the passenger were melted to the headers. One so bad that it was sparking to it. One of the wires broke off when I touched it. So I'm going to get all new wires, plugs, and not sure what else. Has anyone put heat wrap around the headers?
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St. Jude Donor '14
So i figured out the reason. Two of the spark plug wires on the passenger were melted to the headers. One so bad that it was sparking to it. One of the wires broke off when I touched it. So I'm going to get all new wires, plugs, and not sure what else. Has anyone put heat wrap around the headers?
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Yeah i was looking around at the wired and noticed that two of them looked like they were melted. So i turned it on and watched it as the spark was happening CRAZY. So time to fix it. starting to realize that the engine is becoming a money pit. Might as well say screw it and drop a LS7 in it.