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da89cup · 02-05-2002, 09:22 PM

I washed my engine when it was (too) cold outside (-15C/+5F) and now it runs very poorly. It backfires - if that's what it is. I hear loud pops from the exhaust at idle & while driving. It's completely gutless.

I installed a new distributor cap & rotor and I found that the wire from the coil to the cap was shorting out to the frame so I put in a new one. All the other wires are good. The spark plugs were changed about six weeks ago. I checked to see if there was any moisture in the cap & there was a little, so I dried & sprayed it with electric dry. I don't know what else could be the problem.

Please help. I don't even want to drive the thing now!

02-05-2002, 09:22 PM	#1
da89cup Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: edmonton, alberta, canada Posts: 55	My engine runs bad after washing it I washed my engine when it was (too) cold outside (-15C/+5F) and now it runs very poorly. It backfires - if that's what it is. I hear loud pops from the exhaust at idle & while driving. It's completely gutless. I installed a new distributor cap & rotor and I found that the wire from the coil to the cap was shorting out to the frame so I put in a new one. All the other wires are good. The spark plugs were changed about six weeks ago. I checked to see if there was any moisture in the cap & there was a little, so I dried & sprayed it with electric dry. I don't know what else could be the problem. Please help. I don't even want to drive the thing now! __________________ 89 coupe, 351W, 351W heads, 30lb injectors, 190lph pump, 80 maf, 70 tb, ? cam, cobra upper, gt 40 lower, 4.10s, (14.1@98)