Craig:

If I'm remembering your post correctly, didn't you stop the engine each time
before pulling off a wire?  If so, then go back and do the "take one wire
off" routine *without* stopping the engine between wire pulls.

So, with the engine running, pull wire to #1.  If idle changes, then #1 is
in the game.  Reconnect #1, pull #2, check idle.  And so on.  If you pull a
wire and the idle *doesn't* change then that cylinder is the culprit.
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Oda" <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: failed SMOG, cylinder misfiring?

> Robert,
> thanks for the response.  This is great to share this painful experience
> with people.
>
> If it is a wire, wouldn't the pulsing get worse if I disconnected a
> different wire?  For example, let's say that cylinder 1 has a bad spark
> plug wire.  When I disconnected the wire on cylinder 2, wouldn't the
> engine start running worse?  Or, would cylinders 3 and 4 just carry the
> beast along?