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Old 05-19-2011, 07:26 PM
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anyone ever had anything shut off only when making sharp right turns..? i'm thinking the spark plug is misfiring. this also happens going up big hills, or when one wheel is in the air, but not as often as sharp right turns. it happens pretty much EVERY sharp right turn. also, the engine will occasionally restart itself right as it is about to shut off
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Originally Posted by peytonWJ
anyone ever had anything shut off only when making sharp right turns..? i'm thinking the spark plug is misfiring. this also happens going up big hills, or when one wheel is in the air, but not as often as sharp right turns. it happens pretty much EVERY sharp right turn. also, the engine will occasionally restart itself right as it is about to shut off
I hate mysteries like that. There has to be some logical rhyme or reason for it. A little discussion/brainstorming might lead to a solution. Let me just throw you an idea and we'll see what develops: I think it sounds like there's an issue hiding in the steering column/mechanisms/wiring. I'm saying this because, when turning right, the clockspring flex-circuit gets wound tighter than it does while turning left.
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something i should have put in... this isn't my jeep i'm talking about. it's a trail wagon UTV of mine. i tried posting this in the other vehicle section earlier with no success, and this seems like it'd be a somewhat generic problem. sorry for the confusion, but thanks for the input! no electronics in this steering column :P
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