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Out Driving the 8 today...

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Jedi Knight
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and noticed it was not running like it should. I have been driving very cautiously because of the shake between 35 and 50 MPH. So I have an appointment at the suspension shop (the owner is a HUGE STUDEBAKER collector)so I figured I better go get some petrol and and the car was totally dogging it. It sounded like it was gasping for air. I got home and checked the timing, the carb mixture.

So I pulled all the plugs and the #8 plug was kind of nasty. Just then a friend stopped over and it seems #8 wasn't firing at all. After playing around for awhile we pulled the TR8 bible (service manual) out as we chatted and I was telling him how I never do anything with out consulting the book. So as we played around in to the evening twlight he suggested that when I put new plug wires in I screwed it up.

Here is a test, does anyone see anything on this page that may of caused me to screw up the firing order (THIS IS AN ACTUAL SERVICE MANUAL)

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We fixed the firing order and it is running great now.

A few pic of the 8 out in public today

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As I was there I had a guy driving a 1972 Nova SS (396) and a corvette guy stop over to check the 8 out. Even not running correctly they were loving it.
 
Seems #5 doesn't get a plug wire. kinda messes things up from that point on doesn't it? OOOPPPPSSSSS!!!!!!
 
Yep, my son suggested it might truly be a TR7 or a possible early form of Dodges cylinder deactivation
 
Had the same problem early this year and I think Mike pointed it out.
 
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