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I finally decided to try and fix this bogging issue I had today with my car. Basically it'd run at whatever engine speed it wanted to until everything got warmed up after a few minutes, then I could do whatever I wanted. I smelled gas every time I tried hitting the pedal and it would bog, so I started there. I pulled a few spark plugs, seemed alright. Then I said gently caress it and decided to check my cap and rotor. Holy mother of god. I didn't even know it was possible to run with so much corrosion. I looked online for replacement. $70 on ebay?! $75 from pelicanparts? Let's see what Advance Auto Parts has them for..$80! I called to see if they were in stock. Nope. Typical. Next day though, I can't complain that bad. I figure I can sand down the cap and rotor for now while I have it off until I get another day off to replace it fully. The car still bogged, but much less. Today I got the new cap and rotor, some cheesy brand "BWD" I think. How bad could it be, seriously. I proceed to take off my old cap and rotor yet again. I got slowly frustrated with the cramped area, the 95 degree weather, my dogs barking, the rear end in a top hat neighbor mowing his lawn onto my ankles, and the people across the street getting a new roof. I try to save what I can of the old wires ($120 for a set  ). Rotor goes on fine, then I start to bolt on the cap. One bolt, fine. Second bolt..c'mon little lock washer get a little tighter... *CRACK* No...no. Please don't be what I think it is. Yup. Barely got it past finger tight before this cheap rear end chinese, NASCAR branded cap loving broke and took a plug wire nipple with it. I started it up regardless. It ran, but with a definitive miss. I called up Advance, and thankfully they're going to give me a replacement for free. Too bad it comes in tomorrow. I would have been screwed if this happened to a part I ordered online. A little long for something stupid, but I feel the vent necessary today. Edit: Picture for good measure of old cap. [img]http://img.waffleimages.com/9e6ac1497c3f9e131a2a92f972f4f77aa56955e9/t/IMG_0144[1].jpg[/img] fartingfool fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Jul 16, 2009 |
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