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Subject:Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:29:24 -0400

On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Craig Oda wrote:

> In the interest of beating the CA registration deadline for SMOG, I've
> ordered a set of plug wires from VolksCafe along with a rotor and
> distributor cap.   I hope to get the parts on Tuesday.
>
> If this doesn't solve the problem, I'm going to borrow four used fuel
> injectors and swap them out.
>
> If this doesn't work, I'm going to buy four new spark plugs and see what
> happens.

You *may* want to do a compression check before you go on a part-swapping
spree.  I know, I hate doing them too, because I'm always afraid of what
the results might be, but before you start spending money on this you
ought to make sure it's not a lost cause.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si