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You've got a spare DIC - why not use it?
Posted by jack vines (more from jack vines) on Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:39:46
In Reply to: No, the opposite: OK at higher RPMs, but idled poorly, Bill Homer, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:18:35

Since you've got a spare DIC, why not install it and see if the problem ever reasserts itself?

The now-spare unit you take off would probably be good enough for a limp-home.

jack vines

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Posts in this Thread:

What the #*%! was that all about?, Bill Homer, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:52:11
- How is it running now?, Noel , Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:31:02
  - Still running fine, haven't touched anything, Bill Homer, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:03:29
    - most definitely an 'exception', Ken Fisher, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:01:22
      - Re: most definitely an 'exception', Simon S, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:36:58
- Re: I would check coil oil level in each coil...., DanaH, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:49:35
- let me say this about that...., marvinstockman, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:59:52
  - No CEL, Bill Homer, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:10:36
- another thing i didn't think of.. idle valve stuck?, Simon S, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:53:59
- Re: could be coil pack pre-failure mode, jack vines, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:33:01
  - Certainly plausible. nm, Simon S, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:50:29
    - Ready for this, used/tested DIC in trunk, Bill Homer, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:31:34
- Re: What the #*%! was that all about?, Simon S, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:04:27
  - Re: What the #*%! was that all about?, Senor Don, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:36:47
    - Re: Dielectric grease, BobS, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:26:13
      - Re: Dielectric grease, Simon S, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:56:12
        Re: Dielectric grease, BobS, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:47:01
        Re: Dielectric grease, seÃ±or Don, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:33:53
        Re: Dielectric grease, BobS, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:23:11
        Re: Dielectric grease, Simon S, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:58:23
        Re: Dielectric grease, BobS, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:52:58
        Re: Dielectric grease, Simon S, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:34:49
        Re: Dielectric grease, BobS, Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:01:31
        Re: Dielectric grease, Simon S, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:54:44
        Re: Dielectric grease, BobS, Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:39:45
      - Re: Dielectric grease, SeÃ±or Don, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:41:43
    - Failing coils don't always misfire at higher RPMs, jack vines, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:12:27
      - Re: Failing coils don't always misfire at higher RPMs, SeÃ±or Don, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:49:29
        No, the opposite: OK at higher RPMs, but idled poorly, Bill Homer, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:18:35
        You've got a spare DIC - why not use it?, jack vines, Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:39:46
  - Fresh dielectric on the boots when plugs installed, Bill Homer, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:34:33
  - Possibly . . ., DaveinVA, Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:12:07

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