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PhilB

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  1. Okay, I'm stumped...I think.

     

    97 Leg. OB

     

    I replaced headgaskets back over the summer and everything has been good for the most part except: The car had it's moments of kicking on the Check Engine light a few months after the repair. I went to autozone and rented an ODB Scanner and read the codes: cylinders 3/4 misfire. Funny, when the light came on, I was doing 80 and the car didn't seem to skip a beat. Anyway, I reset the code and it kicked on about 30 miles later. I got out, pushed the spark plug boots a little tighter (1 actually seemed to slightly click) and got back in. reset the code and it's been A-OKAY for about 4-5 months. Just recently, the code kicked in again-same thing with cyl. 3/4. I drove it for a couple days until I could get another scanner and, behold, the computer cleared itself! No more code..................for about 20miles. Check Engine, AGAIN, at highway speed and no skip. I drove home, applied some antiseize and reseated all the boots again from plug to coil. Unplugged battery, reset code and VOILA. Clear. Now, I haven't driven it much since but I'm on the edge waiting to see my old friend CHECK ENGINE sometime in the future. Any ideas about the cause? I know I can try new plug wires, plugs, etc. because it may just be some random short but I'm trying not to acquaint mr. VISA with a repair bill this month...and I'd like to know what's behind it rather than stabbing at replacing 1 part at a time..anybody have similar issues?

     

    somebody buy my OB

    p

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