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need some help

Post by matthewK »

hey guys

having some trouble with my landrover disco 1996 3.9v8i
she back firing bad, and has a slight shudder like when my old nissan used to get water in in

last night i changed rocket cover gaskets and washed the oil off the motor,
today i changed the spark leads

i donno whats going on any help be grate
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Re: need some help

Post by bogged »

Changed fuel filters?
Drained fuel tank and put fresh juice in it?
Had it tuned?
Timing ok?
Plugs ok?
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Post by matthewK »

was pering like a kitten before i changed the leads and stuff

now i had to undo a few thing one of them i think was the feul line into the steel pipe that the in jectors are on, do i have to bleed th system out of air??
like the diesel

other wise i think i might take it down to the mechanice shop tomorrow morning
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Post by RO8M »

Maybe you got the leads on the wrong pots?
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Post by SIMMO84 »

RO8M wrote:Maybe you got the leads on the wrong pots?
x2 very easy to do even if you number them.
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Post by matthewK »

i could off but i took of one at a time and put the new on striaght on

bro thought it was 180 degres out ny the extremely loud bang her herd sept i didnt take the disributor cap off att all,

dose any one have asome pics of the order on which the pluges need to be on the distributor
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Post by tim75b »

if you washed it there could be moisture under the cap pull it off and clean it up and blow it out my 2c guess
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