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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 12:53 PM
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About a week ago I got emissions tested and I failed so I decided I would change plugs and wires.. When started it after it was missing so I got new cap and rotor and still the same.. Any ideas
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 01:08 PM
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Could've reconnected the plug wires in wrong order. Or didn't seat plug wires correctly.
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 01:39 PM
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I checked and double checked with another cherokee.. When I took the old plugs out the one closest to the firewall was kinda stripped but the new one seemed to go in properly and idk if that's where my prob is
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 02:18 PM
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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What brand of plugs did you put in and did you gap them at .035. Our jeeps like Champion copper plugs 99 and older and NGK copper for 00-01. The high priced fancy plugs can make it run bad.
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 03:15 PM
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I got the same ones that it had autolite
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