Running rough (extreme missing)

[Bosozoku_GX71]

Hey guys got a problem, drove my car to work, pulled in, drove 100 metres up the road, drove back to work, as i stopped it sounded really weird, like it was just missing a little bit so i went back home and by the time i got home it sounded and felt like it was running on about 3 cylinders. WTF! Might be my taped up coil to distributor lead but im going away tomorrow and i cbf with it till i get back. Just wondering if anyone has heard of that before or if it definatly just my lead. i have a new one to put in so il try that when i get back.

[PSIBRG]

WTF! Might be my taped up coil to distributor lead.

I'd say it's definitely this!

[Jonno2002]

lol you still havent put that lead in, i sold that to you like 6 months ago didnt i?

[Bosozoku_GX71]

Yea ive been lazy as shit. Plus i didnt want to fuck with it while it still worked fine. Clearly time to fix it.

[Bosozoku_GX71]

Put the new lead in, still runs shit as! Time for the auto electrician im thinking

[PSIBRG]

Interesting. If your leads are really old, more than one of them could've broken down. Not really possible to tell just by looking at them (although if they're really bad, have a look at them with the engine running at night and you might see spark escaping from them, definitely time for a new set if this is the case)

Washed the engine bay lately? Water in spark plug holes maybe..

Check your dizzy cap for cracks and carbon/moisture buildup, clean it if needed (not sure how really, never owned a distributor equipped car till now, Google will probably tell you) and check that the rotor is in good shape.

If you have no record of the plugs/leads/cap/rotor being replaced, and/or they look old, it's not a bad idea to treat the car to new ones anyway, shouldn't cost you too much if you buy through Nick/Peter at NST.

[ryanfels]

Does it sound like its running on 5 cylinders or is it a really randomly timed miss?

[Bosozoku_GX71]

Interesting. If your leads are really old, more than one of them could've broken down. Not really possible to tell just by looking at them (although if they're really bad, have a look at them with the engine running at night and you might see spark escaping from them, definitely time for a new set if this is the case)

Washed the engine bay lately? Water in spark plug holes maybe..

Check your dizzy cap for cracks and carbon/moisture buildup, clean it if needed (not sure how really, never owned a distributor equipped car till now, Google will probably tell you) and check that the rotor is in good shape.

If you have no record of the plugs/leads/cap/rotor being replaced, and/or they look old, it's not a bad idea to treat the car to new ones anyway, shouldn't cost you too much if you buy through Nick/Peter at NST.

Yea i dont have any records of anything cause the engine is from Slipway but i have a feeling it is all pretty old. But i havent washed it or anything. It could be old leads anyway. But its definatly not running on all cylinders, could be a lead so im guna just take them out one by one and see if i can find out which cylinder it is.

[ryanfels]

It could be something as simple as needing new spark plugs

[FLAWLES]

have you tested the resistance of the leads?