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Old Oct 25, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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Its gotta be something obvious...

OK, All I did was put in new spark plugs and a cone filter. One of the coils broke, so i replaced it. Now when I start it, it acts like it is choking to death, and promptly dies.

WTF?

I have triple checked to make sure everything is connected as it was previous to me loosening the first bolt, so it isn't that. All the plugs are tight, but not too tight. The gaps on the plugs are all good.

I have to be missing something obvious, but I'll be darned if I know what.

Help!

Thanks!
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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do a search...i think we had something similare to this and had to do with the cone filter...some crap...i might be wrong and just thinking bad. if zlover makes it on here he might just throw you the answer.
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Thanks! Problem solved. I was doing the job alone and trying to listen from the driver's seat. As soon as my roomate came home and i was able to stick my head under the hood (i needed him to keep the rpms up so it would stay alove long enough for me to listen) i found it.

Like i said, somethig obvious. I inadvertantly bolted a bracket under the tube that covers the last two coils.
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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thats teh manifold balance tube i believe...yeah bracket on top other wise no vacumme lol....that would screw yah pretty good. at least you found it fast
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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It happens... I've done it before. In my case, it was tight enough to run, but it make a horrible whining/whistling noise at idle as it was sucking in air.
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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i did it...but realized i did it before closing the hood...was almost done tightening it then looked at what i was doing....and just felt retarded.
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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When I did it, it was back before I worked for Ultimate Z. I think it was the first time I did spark plugs, and the bracket had fallen into place while I was doing it, so I didn't think to take it off again before putting the plenum back on.
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