Re: {16V} Plug wires popping off/head gasket?

[CAPTIANBR@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/17/99 1:09:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
sfenton@telegroup.com writes:

<< I have had a problem with my #1 plug wire coming slightly out ever since I
 had the had gasket done 8 months ago. Never enough to make a difference in
 performance or idle. But today next to some hot chicks in a jeep of all
 time it blew completly off and proceeded to run on three cylinders. Is this
 a leak in the head gasket pumping a little air into the shaft? I put it
 back on and its fine now.......I swear this car is giving me a ulcer with
 all its "quirks". >>
I had this same problem in the same #1 plug.  The little sparkplug gasket was 
deformed from me removeing that spark plug to check if I needed new ones, and 
re-installing it again.  It caused air to leak past it and move the plug wire 
out a little causeing a miss fire.
Guess the spark plug gaskets can only be used once.
So I got new spark plugs and all is fine now.

Brian 86 16v

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