I'm an idiot!!!

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Just thought I'd let everyone know. I washed the engine on Sunday and got the CE light. I assumed there was water under the cover of the coil packs so I took it apart and confirmed it. I also found out that four boots were cracked. I was hoping by drying everything off I would get things back to normal but it kept hesitating. Checked the codes and #3 was missing. I took the covers off again to find that I pinched the wires going to the coil pack for #3 between the standoff and cover. It broke the wire so I soldered it back together. Do you think this is sufficient enough? The car still isn't running normal but I'm going to blame that on the rubber boots for now.

David O'Donnell
'97 Mark VIII LSC "Maxine II" (RIP Maxine I, 5-16-03)
'91 Mark VII BB "Monica"
'67 Thunderbird "Molly"
 
RE: I'm an idiot!!!

if you soldered the wire and used heat-shring tubing, that's the best you can do. It's not high-voltage or high-current, so you shouldn't have any problem at all. As long as it's connected and not shorted to anything, it should be fine. Have fun with the coil boots! :)
 
RE: I'm an idiot!!!

I agree - solder and insulation should be just fine.

And believe me - the LOD is full of mechanical idiots - just ask me. I've had more than the usual share of underhood mayhem cuased by my own hand.

Everything I now know - I learned from Norm. So I'm much better at mechanics now.
 
RE: I'm an idiot!!!

Thanks for the info guys.

I'm really not bad at repairs or anything, I just tend to use unnecessary force when things don't go my way!

David O'Donnell
'97 Mark VIII LSC "Maxine II" (RIP Maxine I, 5-16-03)
'91 Mark VII BB "Monica"
'67 Thunderbird "Molly"
 
RE: I'm an idiot!!!

Unnecessary force comes in handy. But when you're working on a 25 year old truck, all the force you can muster is often necessary, and then some.
 
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