Tiny 4.6 Emergency

On Apr 5, 6:22 pm, Puddin' Man wrote: Had to happen on a Sat. after 5 pm.

You risk ruining the catalytic converter with a cylinder that is not firing. Will it happen in 2 miles? Who knows.

Do you know of an auto parts store that stays open late?

For a '94 4.6? Are you sure?

I just called a napa store: they couldn't look it up.

"Sometimes, to be silent is to Lie." - philosopher Miguel Unamuno, during the Spanish Civil War

does your car have the coil on plug system, or the coil packs??

do you have coil on plug, or coil packs.

I think he's got the old style, not the COP. COP coils each cost around $40. I don't think they switched till around 99.

The '94 4.6's got the 2 coil packs, 4 cyls each.

I shoulda figgered you were talking about COP, I knew they used 'em in later years. Wouldn't have figgered they'd be as cheap as $5, 'tho.

Thx, P

"Sometimes, to be silent is to Lie." - philosopher Miguel Unamuno, during the Spanish Civil War

Yep, and u could unplug the injector at the missing cyl to get u to the parts house without ruining the cat. :) BTW, you are probably way overdue for wires/plugs. Motorcraft PPs are a good choice and at least get the "lifetime" wires if you go cheap. I've had good luck with Delco (~gasp~)wires on the 4.6 also.

Yeah, I saw the AC/Delco wires at some parts houses on the net. Wondered if anyone had tried 'em.

I gotta buy locally, get it going muy pronto. I won't buy "cheap": the damned thangs are wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too much of a headache to fiddle.

Thx, P

"Sometimes, to be silent is to Lie." - philosopher Miguel Unamuno, during the Spanish Civil War