MIssing Cylinder

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Captain Spoons

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51 posts

188 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Have a 1700 XFlow Supersprint with a mysterious problem!!
Missing on Cylinder 3- but getting good spark from NEW plug, much head scratching going on!!!, any ideas in a "idiots guide" sense, gratefully recieved.
Cheers!!

Captain Spoons

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51 posts

188 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Its missing from start up, plugs look ok to be honest

Captain Spoons

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51 posts

188 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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Fraid so, 4 new spark plugs from caterham and leads all ok- have been swapping between them all weekend- always #3 that is the problem.

Captain Spoons

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51 posts

188 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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car is on twin 40 DCOE webers, regarding peassure test- my tiny mechanical brain is working against me on this- how do i do that?
the coil is a single one- standard classic SE car with supersprint engine

Captain Spoons

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51 posts

188 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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car had new head gasket about 500 miles ago and had carbs balanced 50 miles ago approx- if that rules anything out?

Captain Spoons

Original Poster:

51 posts

188 months

Monday 14th December 2009
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thanks for the wise words, will limp to a garage as dont have a compression test thingy!!