"Sporadic misfire"?

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
04/17/2020 at 19:15 • Filed to: None

Any thoughts on what might cause a sporadic misfire?

I had to replace the cats on mine; oof, were those expensive to replace.

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Not the straight 6, plus several states away, but love that red interior. And stick.

Jim Spanfeller > Just Jeepin'
04/17/2020 at 19:16

“Sporadic Mi sfire” would be a fantastic band name...

Wacko > Just Jeepin'
04/17/2020 at 19:26

My best guess would be the distributor points

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > Just Jeepin'
04/17/2020 at 19:34

Could be a crank position sensor or distributor intermittently failing. Could be a coil starting to fail.

Could be gremlins in the electrical system that are much harder to find.

I o wned a ZJ w/ the 4L for 16 years and had a few of these issues.

Major crack pipe for a 4 cy with issues...

Just Jeepin' > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/17/2020 at 19:53

Yeah, if it were closer I’d at least be interested in looking at it, but no way I’m going that far for something this problematic.

I can still dream. Just wait for my next post, though, and you’ll see why this minor dream got sideswiped by major fantasies of the PNW.

Spaceball-Two > Just Jeepin'
04/17/2020 at 20:27

That respray is covering up some bad juju

Thisismydisplayname > Spaceball-Two
04/17/2020 at 21:50

Yeah it is if it’s rusting out after 4 years. Somebody didn’t prep to well.

Could be squirrels living in the cylinders.

Beefchips > Just Jeepin'
04/17/2020 at 23:06

Even just worn out spark plugs might cause it, I would imagine

Grindintosecond > Just Jeepin'
04/18/2020 at 10:36

Om gonna say a whole wiring harness is the issue....just to keep u from going after it.

Just Jeepin' > Grindintosecond
04/18/2020 at 10:39

It’s ok, I’m not going to bother with it. If it were local, I might go check it out in better times.