arthuy
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I am looking for some hints to same me a bit of hassle.
The v8 is running a little rough at the moment.
It runs but every 8th or 16th fire it misses. I have traced this to the rear right hand cylinder by removing the ht leads until I found the one that didn't affect the running.
I have checked the plug was clean and correctly gaped. I then put my colour tune in place of the plug and it does fire although the mixture appears rich compared to the others.
This is why I think that the lifter or the valve is sticking.
So is there anyway of rectifying this without stripping bits down? I am considering an engine flush and oil change. I think the oil is only a 1500 miles old replaced back in January.
Has anyone ever managed to sort out this sort of problem this way or is it time to get the spanners out.
Colin
I am looking for some hints to same me a bit of hassle.
The v8 is running a little rough at the moment.
It runs but every 8th or 16th fire it misses. I have traced this to the rear right hand cylinder by removing the ht leads until I found the one that didn't affect the running.
I have checked the plug was clean and correctly gaped. I then put my colour tune in place of the plug and it does fire although the mixture appears rich compared to the others.
This is why I think that the lifter or the valve is sticking.
So is there anyway of rectifying this without stripping bits down? I am considering an engine flush and oil change. I think the oil is only a 1500 miles old replaced back in January.
Has anyone ever managed to sort out this sort of problem this way or is it time to get the spanners out.
Colin