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  1. 08-29-2007, 10:58 AM #1
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    Arrow 1999 s-10 problem

    I just got the truck yesterday. Everything was fine, today i decided to detail it.. well i got a wise idea of cleaning the dirt/dust of the engine bay.. with a water hose.. I have done it before to my other rides. I believe it might be the distributor.. I went to auto zone and on the way there I noticed a loss of compression as if it were only fireing off of 1 or 2 cylinders.. anyone have any idea that may help..

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  2. 08-29-2007, 06:13 PM #2
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    general rule of thumb....ALWAYS leave the engine running when you rinse it off, Put a plastic bag or so over the distrubitor/coil packs and plug wires. I'd just leave it running for a few hours in the yard and it should straighten out. Is it 2.2 or 4.3?
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  3. 08-29-2007, 07:28 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by 95civictypeR
    I just got the truck yesterday. Everything was fine, today i decided to detail it.. well i got a wise idea of cleaning the dirt/dust of the engine bay.. with a water hose.. I have done it before to my other rides. I believe it might be the distributor.. I went to auto zone and on the way there I noticed a loss of compression as if it were only fireing off of 1 or 2 cylinders.. anyone have any idea that may help..

    Thanks Seth
    was the motor hot when u did it ??

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  4. 08-30-2007, 02:30 PM #4
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    the motor was hot.. and its a 2.2.. yesterday when i went to auto zone the test said nothing was wrong.. but 9:00pm i took it to advance auto parts, and it said theres a miss fire so today i bought spark plugs and its still doing it... any idea.. im about to buy wires and then a coil pack.. but theres two of them so i have to find out which one it is.. thanks for all the help.. Seth
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  5. 08-30-2007, 03:49 PM #5
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    could just be water in one of the connections...
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  6. 08-30-2007, 03:51 PM #6
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    did u take off the distributor cap and wipe it out?



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  7. 08-31-2007, 10:32 AM #7
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    its doesn't have a distrubutor cap.. it has 2 ignition coils i replaced the one that has cylinder 2 and 3 but nothing changed. I also changed the wires and spark plugs. and also changed the TPS and it helped a little bit. im about to change the other coil pack cylinder 1 and 4.. thanks again. Seth
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  8. 09-01-2007, 01:51 PM #8
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    i got it.. i changed the wires, spark plugs, both ignition coils and TPS.. and its running much better... i paid $110 for a free engine bay detail.. haha.. thats fucked up.. thanks for the help..
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  9. 09-01-2007, 01:59 PM #9
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    lol i just let my shit dry before starting it
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