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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:08 PM
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you now which cyls missing?
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
you now which cyls missing?
no cheap reader didnt say
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:39 PM
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New wires are in.....
Still misfire.... gave me a little more power though guess i had a bad wire....

I just spun out through the fields and woods so i have to wait a while before i do the o2 sensor so its cooled down...
CHECK BACK TONIGHT IT WILL BE INSTALLED
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:44 PM
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fining out which cyl miss fire will help
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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Ill prolly take it up the road to get to a good reader.... I wanna replace the o2 first
might as well
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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The rear o2 sensor does nothing but turn the check engine light on when the cat goes bad...
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cherokee90
The rear o2 sensor does nothing but turn the check engine light on when the cat goes bad...
bare wire touching metal could cause strange issue never no
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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There should be no bare wire touching anything, it should be a plug zip tied up out of the way?
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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I didnt put the back o2 in back i know it doesnt do much

I replaced the Upstream



Still have slight misfire but runs 80% better
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Old Sep 30, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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I know I just wanted to clarify that the rear has no effect. Alot of people don't understand this I could tell you already understood that but others here didn't.
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