Help with focus tune-up

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SuperB - 01 Nov 2005 22:28 GMT

I am going to do a tune-up on my 2000 Ford Focus. It is making a horrible
missing noise. It has 89000 miles at present. I believe I might have a bad
spark plug wire. I would be interested to hear advice from other owner's on
their own tune-ups

Tia,

Larry

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Gary Avrett - 04 Nov 2005 07:02 GMT

If you have an ohmeter you can ohm the sparkplug wires and determine if one
is higher than the others. You will need to use the recommended plug and set
the gap with a gap gauge.
Gary

>I am going to do a tune-up on my 2000 Ford Focus. It is making a horrible
> missing noise. It has 89000 miles at present. I believe I might have a bad
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>
> Larry

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SuperB - 04 Nov 2005 07:31 GMT

Thanks for the advice. In the past we have observed an spark in one of the
plug wires and the car sometimes will start run very smooth after about 30
miles.

> If you have an ohmeter you can ohm the sparkplug wires and determine
> if one is higher than the others. You will need to use the recommended
> plug and set the gap with a gap gauge.
> Gary

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