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sprak plugs arcing on the side of the motor

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Old Nov 12, 2012 | 9:57 PM
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i was driving down the road and my truck started missing so i just replaced all the wires and plugs and its still running bad and throwing the code for random / multiple misfire but when i look when its dark outside i can see at least 3 of them arcing on the side of the motor any suggestions on what i could do????????? ok so now i really dont know what is wrong i started looking closer and can see almost all the spark plugs are doing it. and also i seen some arcing around the ignition coil cant really see where its coming from but it almost looks like it is the coil arcing on something.

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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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What kind of plugs and wires did you buy? If the boots on the wire are seated properly on the spark plugs there should be no arching.
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 2:06 PM
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Bad plugs, you cracked 'em on installation, or you haven't got the boots seated.

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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 6:39 PM
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bought ac delco plugs and i dont remember what brand of wires that i bought but the guy at the auto parts store said they were the ones he would recommend. i thought that maybe i could have cracked one of the plugs so i bought a new one and put it in its place and still the same thing. i also thought maybe a bad wire so i tried a couple of the old wires and still the same thing i know the wires are seating they cant go on any further. so im still at a loss any more suggestions would be very helpful cause i am still at a loss.
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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 6:41 PM
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what brand and kind of plugs and wires would you recommend? maybe the guy at the auto parts just screwed me.
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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Is it always the same 3 that are arching? If so try changing some of the wires around to see if the problems goes to the other plug.
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