supertrick_05 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Well I took my brother for a quick spin in my new '92 GP SE/3.4 5-speed, and I was going on the interstate, accelerating to the speed limit. I was in 2nd, going for 3rd, when my car lost tons of power and it was hard as hell getting it to go faster than 70 in 5th gear. I got off the interstate on the next exit and parked the car. It was missing to beat hell, so I popped the hood and started taking the plug wires out. Not sure which cylinders were not firing, but 3 of them weren't and 3 of them were. So I drove the car back home on 3 cylinders and shut it off. My brother started wiggling around the wires on the coils, and told me to start it back up. I did, and all 6 cylinders were firing again and drove it a few miles with no issues, even under WOT. I'm not sure what it was, but would it be a good idea to replace all ignition components (plugs, wires, coils, etc.)? I know the AC Delco parts aren't cheap, but I'd feel more comfortable if they were all AC parts. The car has 171,xxx and not sure what condition the ignition parts are in (just bought the car a week ago). The front plug wires are red, and the rears are black, so they are not a matching set. Please let me hear your thoughts on the subject. Thanks! -Brodie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 well there is no sense is just throwing money at it til you figure out what caused it to miss. I say drive it til it screws up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 The front plug wires are red, and the rears are black, so they are not a matching set. Actually, they are matching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 yeah, for sure. OEM was black/red. that said. if the car has the miles it does on OE wires. it might be a good time for new plug wires and plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I think Napa sells red/black wires too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrick_05 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Oh, I guess I didn't know that. I assumed they were all black, which I prefer. I actually just bought a set of AC Delco plug wires (normally $150 at Advance Auto Parts, O'Riley's, etc.) and I got them on eBay for $20 shipped, brand new! I couldn't believe it! I couldn't be happier that I found them! Tomorrow I'm going to Advance Auto Parts and buying some AC Delco Rapidfire plugs for it as well. I'm gonna put everything in a box at my dad's house (where the car is stored for the winter) and come Spring time, I'm gonna put everything in the car, as well as bring it to a mechanic and get everything checked out and make sure everything is okay, and replace anything that needs it. Also doing the basic maintainence like fuel filter, air filter, bla bla bla. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 good deal on the wires! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrick_05 Posted December 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I know! I can't believe I found them for $20! Ok, so today I detailed the car and cleaned it up. I started with the engine bay, cuz the guy who sold it to me put a bunch of engine detailer junk all over to make things look all pretty and such, so I degreased the engine bay and tried to get rid of all the gunk. After I hosed it down, I blew everything off with an air hose and started it up to let it get warm and dry off. Well when I started it, it was running like crap again! I let it dry off and started wiggling the ignition wires, and pulled the front 3 out, only to find that the seals didn't really seal that well...cuz they were a little wet! It should be okay though since I didn't take the plugs out and the water didn't get in the cylinders, right? Should I twist up a paper towl and stuff it in the plug holes to soak it up, or will it just evaporate? I'm not a mechanic and this is the first car I want to start working on myself, so sorry if I sound a little "stupid" when asking mechanical questions. Also, the car is sitting at my dad's for the winter, so it's not going to be driven again till the Spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 It'll evaporate, let it get to operationg temps and drive it for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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