Another question I just thought of, does the rectangular metal "cap" with the six long screws have to be installed every time the engine is started? I'm not doing that since I would have to constantly remove and reinstall it while chasing this problem. I know that cap holds the coils down in place. I've even pushed down on the coils and plug connectors while the engine is running and it changes nothing. The fact that this cap is not attached wouldn't effect this issue would it?

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