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12-17-2003, 06:40 PM
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has this ever happened to you?
i started up the car, and it started fine with minor hesitation. i then look under the hood and look what i found...
 when i had the car running you can actually see a spark jump across!
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12-17-2003, 06:55 PM
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Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze!
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crazy
never happened to me...time to hit up the store huh |
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12-17-2003, 07:02 PM
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craaazaaay
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12-17-2003, 07:05 PM
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that shit was crazy, i liked it, time to get some aftermarket ones.
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12-17-2003, 07:20 PM
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wo0t wo0t. do u have a busted motormount ? my engine hts the hood sometimes whacking the spark plug wires
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12-17-2003, 08:29 PM
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WTF !
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12-17-2003, 09:00 PM
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elyK
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somoene cut it?...doesn't really looks of natural causes
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12-17-2003, 09:01 PM
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haha hope that doesnt happen to me
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12-17-2003, 09:04 PM
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Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze!
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nah its ripped/torn...too jagged to be cut
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12-17-2003, 09:11 PM
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you think so?...does that happen easily?
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12-17-2003, 09:40 PM
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Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze!
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no it doesnt happen easily...in fact ive never seen it
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12-17-2003, 09:49 PM
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i also think its been sliced/cut. but that does suck.
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12-17-2003, 10:32 PM
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WTF?
..... hey, i'll sell you my stock ones  ...he he he |
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12-17-2003, 10:40 PM
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crazyness looks like someone cut your s%&t man
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12-17-2003, 11:11 PM
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i'm pretty sure its not cut because it is too ragged....the car has been sittin' in the driveway for about 2 weeks now cuz i got a flat tire..
 and i don't think i have a busted motormount...this is really insane, i was shocked when i seen it cut and the sparks jumpin'...  maybe its because those plugs were from autozone...i think they were called like "ultra spark" or somethin'...heed my advise...dont' ever get those!!!!!
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12-17-2003, 11:40 PM
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If it wasn't cut, then just how do you propose it happened?
The only thing I could come up with is that there was some electrical problem in the cable that caused the line to break inside the shielding, then the arcing caused the shielding to melt and break. This I would expect to leave some kind of burning, though, and maybe be over a longer section of the cable. b |
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12-18-2003, 04:41 PM
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i had to make 8 plug wires for my autotech class, those things dont just break, took me like 30 mins to make eight becuz they were so hard to strip....
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12-18-2003, 06:10 PM
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"made in the usa"... there's your problem right there...
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12-19-2003, 12:18 AM
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LoL if it was cut who the hell would cut the wire ? it's really weird.
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12-19-2003, 08:56 AM
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sorry, gian, i cut your wires. Just playin. You need to get some aftermarket ones and stop buying these piece of shit parts from autozone. then again, its not like you drive you car anywayz, a-hole.
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12-19-2003, 10:36 AM
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No tellin who would cut the wires. Another question would be "How would someone get under the hood?"
I know with some Civics that's very easy to do from the bottom, not sure about any other cars. Could be a prank, could be a lot of things. A buddy of mine had his car break down on him and when his mechanic came to pick it up on the roadside the next morning.....every one of his windows was smashed out. No other damage done, his wheels weren't stolen, nor was anything else such as the factory stereo. Probably just some punk kids looking to be a**holes and ruin someone's day for their own amusement. b |
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12-23-2003, 12:03 PM
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just an update: i brought back the wires to autozone and it turns out they have a lifetime warranty so i got a new set of those "Ultra Spark" wires free of charge!! oh yeah!
although i don't feel comfortable to be using them anymore....it'll do until for now.
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12-24-2003, 03:30 AM
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My vote is that it's cut. I've seen melted wires and wires where the insulation was so bad that the spark jumped straight through it but I've never seen that. The sheathing would be a little jagged because it's pretty hefty, especially if they used some fairly dull snippers. But the inner core wire looks to even for a straight split. If it had just stretched and busted (nearly impossible without a broken motor mount and having the wires attached to a stationary point), the inner core would've broken much more unevenly, like pulling a piece of string until it just breaks.
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