11-26-2008, 10:44 PM
Racer X wrote:
could be bad insulation on the wires as well. How old? replace if more than about 7 years. Bend one around your finger and look for cracks in the insulation. Some wires have date codes for manufacture. Look for those as well.
I think they were replaced about 4 years ago (I hope it was all 5 at that time and no just the 4 sparkplug wires). I'm going to replace the one from the coil to the distributor since I saw the arcing from under the boot on that one. I'll also clean around the connector on the coil and inspect for cracks.
I'll get some wire-dry or WD-40 to have around if the problem still exists. And consider replacing the other 4 wires and the coil.
If that doesn't fix it, I'll reset PRAM and repair permissions.
Thanks for all the suggestions.