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Old 08-21-2010, 05:24 AM
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Originally Posted by gastropodus View Post
Have you checked compression? If you've got a low cylinder (typically #1) it will miss when cold and at idle, yet often be fine at road speed.

Kurt
This is a thought I was having.

I will make a slight different comment about what happens on the highway...

It may feel fine but if you are low on compression on a cylinder it will be making less power it is just not as noticable as at idle.
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