Mild surprise...

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garion
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Your car is a: 1979 Fiat 124 Spider
Location: Phoenix, AZ

Mild surprise...

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So I took the Spider for a quick spin today, just a few miles.. I hadn't had a chance in a couple weeks, so it needed it.

At the end of my drive, as I pull into my driveway, I notice that I have a 'lumpy idle'... Engine reved fine, and it ran fine during the drive..

Turns out one of the spark plug wires fell off (on the dizzy side).. Somehow I was running 'reasonably smooth' on 3 cylinders.. I've heard other engines run on 3 cylinders before, and none of them were this smooth? Obviously I hooked it back up, and it smoothed out, but it kinda surprised me that i could run on 3 like that, and barely notice.
--John
1978 Fiat 124 Spider (for sale soon)
1979 Fiat 124 Spider
2007 Audi A4
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