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Subject:Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
From:Jim Felder
Date:Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:15:57 -0500

Disconnect one injector at a time.

> On Oct 15, 2014, at 12:06 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Heres the deal. Feels like one cyinder is dead -until it reaches near 2000
> rpm -then it kicks in. Put a load on as when going up a hill and that
> cylinder drops out -once again it feels like its running on three
> cylinders. Using my ECU Monitor, the ignition path is good to the
> distributor. From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe
> and I get a good, strong spark at the plugs themselves. Still no joy!
>
> The only thing left(not counting the AFM -and I get a good signal from it)
> is the throttle body and the injectors themselves. I don't think this is a
> throttle  body problem because the air flow would be the same to all
> cylinders. The last item on the list is the injectors. The injector pulse
> is good so I suspect a bad injector,  plugged or partially so. Yet there is
> only about 25 miles -but about 5 years of sitting idle and never running
> since the injectors were serviced just  before it was parked.
>
> Would anyone else think "bad injector" as well?
>
> Would appreciate any input or comments on this.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John