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Old 08-28-10, 12:02 PM
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well i made a thread couple weeks ago about my car cranking but wont turn over so i looked around and stuff and ask one of my friend and he said it might be my spark plug. so i changed it and now my car start which is good but engine shake??? one thing is that i got a little bit of coolant in where the spark plug are at so it was stupid of me doing it at night and i forgot about it very sad any help guys???? i would really appreciate you guys for the help..
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shaking means its out of balance (cylinder off) check your gaps and makes sure you put the plug wires back in the rite order, keep at it dont give up.

but you need to give more info, our engine isnt hard to diagnose if you know the basics and ask season diy'ers
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what kind of plugs did you go with? I know some engines dont like certain plugs. KA24DE will shake if you put in Bosch Platinum 4's. But like mr/griffin said, check the wires and gaps.
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
KA24DE will shake if you put in Bosch Platinum 4's.
I've noticed a bunch of Japanese imports not liking the Bosch plugs. Put whatever the factory had in there before. Densos and NGKs should work just fine.
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alright ill check it and i wont

Originally Posted by mr/griffin
shaking means its out of balance (cylinder off) check your gaps and makes sure you put the plug wires back in the rite order, keep at it dont give up.

but you need to give more info, our engine isnt hard to diagnose if you know the basics and ask season diy'ers
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im using the ngk iridium spark plugs. is there one that you would recommend?

Originally Posted by turbodremz
what kind of plugs did you go with? I know some engines dont like certain plugs. KA24DE will shake if you put in Bosch Platinum 4's. But like mr/griffin said, check the wires and gaps.
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check to make sure all you wires are hooked up right and the timing is not mixed up. As for the coolant, it might be some leftover coolant from the TB coolant lines when you take them off. Make sure your coolant lines under there aren't leaking.
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Sounds like wires are not hooked up correctly.
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