High rpm miss?

72GrabberMav · 05-10-2004, 09:34 PM

Drove my maverick today and it ran strong until about 4500 and on. Had a nasty miss to it. When i got back i raised the hood and seen water all over the engine and everywhere. Also had this choking smell to it. What caused this? Do you think that the miss was related to water on the distributer?

tmoss · 05-11-2004, 07:21 AM

Distributor, plug wires OR coil. You probably have a leaking hose or radiator cap. That smell is probably hot water/antifreeze.

crazypete · 05-11-2004, 10:21 AM

Burning coolant smells something fierce!!

I second tmoss! Misses are practically always ignition problems. I have an msd-al6 and a jacob's coil and I EAT caps/rotors like 3 a year. When they are really burnt out, I start to get...drumroll....high rpm misses!

The coolant leak should be your first priority though. You dont want to have a blown gasket and have coolant getting in the oil or even the cylinders! Nothing good can come of that.

05-10-2004, 09:34 PM	#1
72GrabberMav Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 32	High rpm miss? Drove my maverick today and it ran strong until about 4500 and on. Had a nasty miss to it. When i got back i raised the hood and seen water all over the engine and everywhere. Also had this choking smell to it. What caused this? Do you think that the miss was related to water on the distributer?

05-11-2004, 07:21 AM	#2
tmoss Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 634	Distributor, plug wires OR coil. You probably have a leaking hose or radiator cap. That smell is probably hot water/antifreeze. __________________ Tom (Torque) Moss 88Gt 5spd Vert, FLowmaster Catbacks, stock cam advanced 4° @ 108.5° ICL, NMRA prepped GT40P heads 1.85/1.55 valves and 1.7 rockers, MAC P headers Jet-Hot coated, 97 Exlporer intake (ported lower), TB and injectors. 277RWHP/330RWTQ (SAE). http://www.fastlanecars.com/

05-11-2004, 10:21 AM	#3
crazypete Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 592	Burning coolant smells something fierce!! I second tmoss! Misses are practically always ignition problems. I have an msd-al6 and a jacob's coil and I EAT caps/rotors like 3 a year. When they are really burnt out, I start to get...drumroll....high rpm misses! The coolant leak should be your first priority though. You dont want to have a blown gasket and have coolant getting in the oil or even the cylinders! Nothing good can come of that. __________________ 91 GT Carb conversion, holley 600 double pumper, edelbrock performer intake, FMS "C" drop springs, march 1000 underdrive pullies, crane 1.7 roller rockers, GT-40P headers, bassani x pipe, american thunder catback, FMS 4.56's, msd aL6, trunkmount battery, A/C eliminator kit, 3000 stall tci streetfighter, AOD with transgo kit, A+ servo, 300M hardened lockup shaft, kevlar bands and 28,000 gvw trans cooler, 3 core radiator, 300 lbs stripped with a full interior

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
GM Engines	BLOCKER	Blue Oval Lounge	2	04-13-2004 12:35 AM
Low RPM (vacuum?), High load bogging	Metal396	Classic Mustangs	22	01-26-2003 11:57 AM
Good valve springs for high RPM play	esandes	Modular Madness	0	01-24-2003 04:50 PM
Speed Secret # 3	jim_howard_pdx	Windsor Power	13	11-09-2002 10:35 AM
Car sputters at high rpm...	Stang_Crazy	Windsor Power	9	03-21-2001 01:35 PM