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Old 09-05-2019, 11:02 AM
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To eliminate if it is from a rod knock, you can disable the cylinder so that it is not producing any power. If the knock goes away you just found which cylinder has the rod knock. This test is just to determine if you have a rod knock. Do not drive around with the cylinder disable.

Is it safe to unplug a coil and start the engine and run it briefly?


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