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Part Throttle Misfire Troubleshooting help
I think I know what is wrong, but I want some second opinions.
My beater HF has been running weird the last week. It runs fine when cold but when it starts to warm up it misfires as part throttle when a decent load is put on it (uphill, higher gears at low rpm, etc.). Car runs fine if you give it more gas and idles perfectly fine when warm.
Last night I started by pulling the plugs (well, 2 of them*) and pulled the dizzy apart. Distributor looks fresh inside, pretty sure the cap/rotor were replaced recently. Plug wires are really old (they came off my Si so... over 7 years old) and I couldn't get a good reading with my multimeter so I ordered new ones this morning. Am I on the right track that this is probably an ignition issue?
Also, the bottom part of the boot on the spark plug wires separated and is stuck in the tube. Any suggestions for removal with limited tools? I think we have a long pair of needlenose pliers at work so I might try that at lunch time on monday. Never really cared because the plug wire still went in fine, but with new ones I need to get that out.
*1 spark plug I'm pretty sure is cross threaded so I left it alone (I have to go to work on Monday and it still runs, only car I have here). I fucking hate people that work on cars when they shouldn't. Other spark plug has a piece of the boot separated and stuck in the tube.
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