Runs on 3 cylinders when cold
konan
03-10-2005, 06:05 AM
I have a 95 S-10. A couple days ago I started it up in the morning, runs on 3 cylinders. Get on the road, after about 10 minutes it starts running normal, misfires here and there. Same thing next day. The only thing I had done was the oil changed the day before this started happening. Checked for loose s/p wires, they seem ok. Fouled plugs? Any ideas?
rlith
03-10-2005, 09:20 AM
Could be bad plugs, bad CPI unit, bad wires, bad cap and or rotor..
kenyonja2007
03-10-2005, 12:08 PM
When my head gasket went and my head was cracked my truck ran on 3 out of the 4 cylinders, but it was definitely not as long as 10 minues, probably about 30 seconds. If my oil pressure guage is correct, everytime I change my oil the pressure is a bit higher for a few days (no, it doesn't leak), so maybe yours is the same way and your boost in oil pressure caused something to fail. Just a guess.
ALMB~Nova
03-10-2005, 06:41 PM
Check to see if you may have knocked any wires off of any sensors or maybe a vaccum line. start off simple. any codes??
jbrisson
03-15-2005, 03:53 PM
I beleive the 95's were HEI weren't they?
I had a similar problem, ended up being the of the coil packs starting to fail.
I had a similar problem, ended up being the of the coil packs starting to fail.
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