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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 08:51 PM
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What are the best plugs/wires to get for an 1996 GC laredo )Edit: I6)? also disty cap and rotor. Also while checking the air filer in getting blow by of oil.. how can i stop that? PCV valve? but it doesn't seem to have one

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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 11:54 PM
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I got a tune up kit from Accel on the Summit Racing web site. It came with plugs, cap, rotor, and wires for about 70 bucks. All good quality stuff. Your Jeep doesn't have a PCV valve, the rear elbow on the valve cover has small orifice that goes to manifold vacuum. The tubing on my 95 was really small, and the nipple on the manifold was small as well. I swapped the tubing and nipple to a later model that was larger setup, that change seems to have solved the problem of oil vapor from coming out of the dipstick tube.
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 09:15 PM
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changed all that now i have a horrible missfire that did not exist before..
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 09:22 PM
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Double check the firing order.
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 11:19 AM
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Triple checked the firing order with the haynes manual and pictures on Google. Its fine. Idles slightly rough in park. Horrible in gear. Evens out under acceleration oh and .35 is the correct gap right?
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 11:45 AM
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.035, but yes. What plugs do you have?
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 01:55 PM
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Autolite copper
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Old Mar 26, 2015 | 06:02 PM
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In my opinion, ditch the Autolites! Mopars like Champs or NGKs. I use Champion Copper Plus RC12ECC's in my WJ.

In my experience, Autolite for Ford, Champs for Mopars, and AC for GM. I used NGK in my Nissan.
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Old Mar 27, 2015 | 09:30 AM
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But opinions aside.... choosing these wouldn't cause a misfire...
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A little history in my experiences with Autolite. I put them in my '67 Camaro SS 350 because I got them cheap. The engine started breaking up after one run down the 1/4 mile!

I put Autolite wires on my wife's 2.4 Dodge K-car and they started shorting out in a week.

No, I don't like Autolite for ANYTHING!!

JMHO, however.
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