Any chance the distributor cap is burned or cracked. I have see one cap in the past (Dodge Dart) where a couple of the contacts were burned and the remaining 6 were fine. Car did not display the symptoms you have though. Ed 10541 ----- Original Message ----- From: "S E Ableman" <s.ableman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 4:34 PM Subject: [DML] #1 cylinder problems > > > List, > > I haven't had much time to work on the #1 cylinder problem. I did > manage to remove the spark plug wire . That wasn't easy, and putting it > back was worse. The wire checks good. It is 452 ohms and 16" long , > made from Taylor 8mm silicon @350 ohms per foot. I have a dc power > supply that goes up to 32 volts. It showed 70 ma current when hooked > up tp the supply. I twisted and pulled it as hard as I could and the > current remained the same. So, the wire seems to be good unless it > breaks down at high voltage. I'm going to look at it tonight in the dark > to see if I can see any stray sparks flying around. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/