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Old 24-03-2007, 05:49 PM
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apart from the timing setup why else would a car suffer from pinking???
Old 24-03-2007, 05:58 PM
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My mates old ST24 use to pink its nad of all the time! and tried everything to stop it but never could. Not much help i know, can fueling cause pinking?
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plugs the wrong heat range?

(start with something simple)
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Originally Posted by GARETH T
plugs the wrong heat range?

(start with something simple)

oh never thought of that, though i bough ngk's from GSF

maybe i'll check them

any thing else?

i've replaced the coil,leads,dist cap,rotor arm, dizzy,

and't got a full tank of V-Power from shell
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