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joe74ta

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« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2010, 11:27:00 AM »
Chris I think what John is trying to say is it's a stang thing the Riviera don't get out much it was the Mu$tang he was in at the BBQ.

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« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2010, 12:19:43 PM »
In that case it must have been the rain at the end of the day that did it.

It is a Ford thing. You know...F O R D... F&cked On Rainy Days.

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« Reply #12 on: January 30, 2010, 01:56:43 PM »
Found On a Rubbish Dump.
Fix Or Repair Daily.
F&cked On Race Days.

i could go on..... :boxing::boxing:

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« Reply #13 on: January 30, 2010, 02:15:55 PM »
Thats right! the Buick wouldnt break down cause its GM! I reakon the buick has attempted a murder on yaw Pony!!!
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« Reply #14 on: January 30, 2010, 05:59:31 PM »
Quote from: 69DirtyRat link=topic=2866.msg16529#msg16529
Thats right! the Buick wouldnt break down cause its GM! I reakon the buick has attempted a murder on yaw Pony!!!


The rat got the holeshot on me, because we all know - "when better cars are built, Buick will build them."

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« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2010, 10:51:41 PM »
Quote from: sms777 link=topic=2866.msg16508#msg16508
John.
Let's calm down a little, this is your doctor here.
Obviously you have already had a cold drink and some sedatives so let's analize the situation here.
Lift your hood carefully without straining a muscle or two. Those Buick hood hinges can be very tight, so be easy.
Now. Look for your distributor. It will have nine, i repeat nine, ignition leads coming out of a big black round cap. Now you will be thinking i only have eight cylinders(originally). The one in the middle is for the coil, you dummy! So... carefully trace each ignition leads to the end till you find a spark plug. Now... if there is a spark plug missing at the end of one of these leads you have lost a cylinder. Now you have a problem. If all spark plugs are intact then carefully undo every one of them, be sure to place them in order of removal. If you have to draw a little map so you know where you took it out of do it now.
Now. Look at the coulor of the tips and see if any of them different to the others. They all should be dry and light brown colour. If you see one that is black and wet looking you have find your cylinder that is not firing and gone missing. Replace it with a new matching plug and fire it up to see if it works. If not then it could be more complicated.
This where i come into the picture.
Good luck



What he said...........


An if dat dont work touch the leads one by one on your tounge and have a freind crank it untill you find that missing cylinder!
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« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2010, 11:10:40 PM »
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What he said...........


An if dat dont work touch the leads one by one on your tounge and have a freind crank it untill you find that missing cylinder!



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« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2010, 12:37:26 AM »
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What he said...........


An if dat dont work touch the leads one by one on your tounge and have a freind crank it untill you find that missing cylinder!


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