Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 2001 3.3 misfire

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Thu 26 Feb 2009 23:39
2001 3.3 misfire - robinflyer
engine runs perfect when in park and can be revved up, but as soon as a load is put on the engine it starts to mess around. travelling along the road it will sometimes run ok but then when acceleration occurs it will missfire until a cruising speed is reached and the throttle is eased off and then it runs ok. it only ever seems to be one cylinder. it's easy to determine this because the one that is misfiring is also the one that has a small leak from exhaust gasket which has been there for almost a year and ran perfect before...........
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Fri 27 Feb 2009 21:25
2001 3.3 misfire - MerlinTec
Plugs and leads are very common to fail when was they last changed?
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Sun 1 Mar 2009 00:59
2001 3.3 misfire - robinflyer
i ave to admit its been a while since leads and plugs where changed mainly because it's not an easy job on these, but when i used to tinker with engines (70's & 80's) i would almost say its as if the timing is too far advanced but as for the modern engine i have no idea if this is even possible
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Sat 14 Mar 2009 07:02
2001 3.3 misfire - robinflyer
yep it was the leads....as the engine rocked on mounting it was just enough for lead to short out.......
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