The vehicle is a ?95 4.3L Jimmy (W series V6) with a stocker ignition, new cap/rotor/coil/plugs/wires
I have a Cyl 6 misfire and I have a few questions... To start, I just
> replaced all the plug wires with relatively decent Taylor 8.2mm Thundervolts.
> I¹ve used these in the past and had very reliable results. Nonetheless, when
> I run the truck in pitch dark and I look at the #6 wire, I see arching right
> behind the boot.
>
> 1. Is it possible to have this arching at cyl 6 WITHOUT a leak in the wire?
> 2. Is it wrong of my to be livid that I have a bad wire out of the box? I
> used plug pliers to install them and dielectric grease on each end. I don¹t
> know how the hell I could have been anymore carefull.
> 3. Could this be caused by a bad coil pack? I replaced the coil last year but
> I guess some have luck similar to mine with coils in terms of repeat > failures??
>
>
>
> Thanks and take care,
> Andrew.
>
>