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Do 2 cylinders fire at once?

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niap101

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Mar 13, 2002
Austin, Texas
Since there are two spark plug wires coming out of each coil, does that mean that two cylinders fire at the same time?
 
Originally posted by IPT
NO

Wrong answer.

Yes, two plugs fire at once... it's called "waste spark".

Don't believe me... switch the two wires at the coil... it will make no difference in how the car runs.

Hal
 
Well ****.. I thought I read some where that the DSM did not have wastespark. Thanks for the correction. LAter
 
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