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Subject:Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Wed, 11 Dec 2002 20:25:29 -0500

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002, Eric Unrau wrote:

> That's how I read it too.  Seems like a reasonable way to see if the
> ignition wires are causing my troubles.

Not really.  If you have a misfiring cylinder before the swap, you'll
still have one after the swap.  Unless you can somehow tell if it's a
different cylinder, the swap proves nothing.

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