car runs worse after changing plugs

[mikes gn]

the ones i took out looked good , but how i gapped them last time shocks me. 1 was @ 45 - 1 was @ 25
and the last 4 were 35 - 35 - 32 - and 38... this time i know they are all good @ 32..... so how and why would it idle worse.... and if you are here , on the cam sensor what are most set at , as a reference with the wires on it , faceing forward to the left , right or toward the back..

 

[Rafs-T-Type]

Idle likes wider gaps.

 

[whitehot1]

the ones i took out looked good , but how i gapped them last time shocks me. 1 was @ 45 - 1 was @ 25
and the last 4 were 35 - 35 - 32 - and 38... this time i know they are all good @ 32..... so how and why would it idle worse.... and if you are here , on the cam sensor what are most set at , as a reference with the wires on it , faceing forward to the left , right or toward the back..

Are you sure the plug wires are good and wired correctly?

I gap Pulstar pulse plugs at .045
NGK Iridium plugs at .040
Copper core plugs at .035
The idle is good regardless of which plugs/gaps i use.

As for the cam sensor wires reference mine points in the direction of the drivers side low beam headlight.

 

[jdsgnx]

are u sure u didnt cross any of them

back row 1 5 3

front row 4 2 6

JD

 

[Pronto]

Make sure you didn't fracture one going in and the wires are on the right plugs and clicked on them good.

 

[mikes gn]

are u sure u didnt cross any of them

back row 1 5 3

front row 4 2 6

JD

did them 1 at a time

 

[mikes gn]

i found the problem , i reset my translator to what the sheet said it should be , and forgot i did it as it took 3 days for the plugs

 

[Gnx6]

Sweet! I know I occasionally break the #6 plug, still have not found a clean trick for getting that bugger out of there...

 

[mikes gn]

Sweet! I know I occasionally break the #6 plug, still have not found a clean trick for getting that bugger out of there...

for getting in i use a mechanic's mirror and a piece of vac. hose

 

[Chuck Leeper]

Sweet! I know I occasionally break the #6 plug, still have not found a clean trick for getting that bugger out of there...

I took a plug socket that has the swivel built into it, turned the body down, for added clearance. I use a long 3/8 extension...NP.
Installing, I use Mike's method.

 

[Gnx6]

for getting in i use a mechanic's mirror and a piece of vac. hose

Getting in and out is ok, I am referring to loosening and tightening..