Ran 5.0L all day on 6 cylinders!

RatFish

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I took my boat out last week for the first time this season. All went well except near the end of the day when doing some tight turns, under heavy power, I noticed some minor pinging. This weekend, I put some SeaFoam in the gas and changed the spark plugs. When changing the plugs, the plug wire on cylinder 8 was completely off! In addition, cylinder 3 looks like it was not firing either as indicated buy the spark plug I removed (Plug wire may not have been properly seated.). I was running on 6 cylinders all day! :eek: The engine didn't idle or run rough. :confused: I suspected something wasn't right when I didn't reach the proper WOT RPM. <br /><br />Do you think I did any permanent damage to the engine?
 

olbuddyjack

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Re: Ran 5.0L all day on 6 cylinders!

I doubt it. Could have damaged a plug wire or distibutor cap from arcing but you'll know the next time you run it.
 
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