Need help please

[Get E Up 98]

My 98 GT has given me enough stress to last a lifetime. I finally got the new intake manifold installed since the old one was cracked inside the thermostas housing. Id say a good 1 1/2 inch crack at that. Now my car is idling real rough. I noticed on my vacuum gauge as I was idling it was fluctuating a few psi at an idle. And when I get up to speed it jerks and hesitates a little. I just put new spark plugs in though and put some injector cleaner in it. I also double checked leaks around manifold and nothing, could it still have a fouled plug? Or maybe bad plug wires?....any suggestions, ideas...please help!!

 

[blackstalion666]

sounds to me like a spark issue. try misting down your wires and coils to see if you can find one arcing causing your miss. start there you may have hurt a wire when you did you intake install.

 

[blackstalion666]

also just double check and make sure your injector wires arn't crossed somewhere by mistake. and everything is pluged in

 

[Get E Up 98]

Ok did that, injectors were a ok. When I sprayed down the engine plug wires I began to hear a ticking noise from plug number 1. (Closest to passenger seat) Kinda almost like a rhythmic popping....I do remember having problems removing that plug wire when doing the intake swap....

 

[blackstalion666]

Ok did that, injectors were a ok. When I sprayed down the engine plug wires I began to hear a ticking noise from plug number 1. (Closest to passenger seat) Kinda almost like a rhythmic popping....I do remember having problems removing that plug wire when doing the intake swap....

sounds like that is your problem. try swaping them out for some new ones and go from there

 

[Get E Up 98]

Ok, will do that tomorrow. Was hoping to buy some steeda wires but I cant wait that long to put them on. Guess ill have to go with generic ones

 

[blackstalion666]

Ok, will do that tomorrow. Was hoping to buy some steeda wires but I cant wait that long to put them on. Guess ill have to go with generic ones

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