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Dunes
06-11-2005, 10:18 PM
just rebuilt a 83 231 cylinder pressure is 125 on all cylinder,s, I have spark at all cylinders and it runs but the left bank has poor power i.e. when you pull plugwire on the right engine idle drops 200-300 rpm when you pull one on the left it is hardly detectable ,it dosent matter what wire its all the same on the side .any ideas??

Bob
06-12-2005, 09:52 AM
If your compression is up, my first thoughts would be in your ignition. Maybe your cap and/or wires?

bobc455
06-15-2005, 06:37 AM
Does that have a distributor? Or does it have the 3 coils (like the Grand Nationals)?

The 3-coil system has a "waste spark" thing that might be goofed up.

-Bob C.