Old 02-07-2011, 07:04 PM
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Alex H.
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Originally Posted by stylnjj
Ok got it ruining, now another issue!..its runing on 3 cylinders..cylinder 3 was gettin spark, when i pulled ii out I heard it clicking but it didnt seem to make the motor stall as much as the others..the plug is clean, not washed as in coolant, like no ignition from gas..the piston was a little damp, smelt like gas..what would cause this?? Bad injector?..but there's a little gas on the piston..bad coil? would a bad coil make only one cylinder not fire?btw the coil is brand new and was working in the car i pulled it out of.Bad ICM? any ideals Did a compression test brand new motor rebuilt zero miles 165psi all the way across , I know it's low but I haven't had a chance to break the rings in and i cranked it on a really low battery.
Run the engine and see if the number three injector is pulsing, and check the little terminal on the distributor cap to see if it's fucked.

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