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Old 10-08-2013, 03:18 PM
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Can a radiator resivore cap that was not on cause a misfire?
Old 10-08-2013, 04:21 PM
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No, a loose cap will not cause a driveability issue, AFAIK.

A vacuum leak, unmetered air into the throttle body, bad plugs or wires, bad timing, etc. can.

What engine?
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Originally Posted by FrostyBrews101
Can a radiator resivore cap that was not on cause a misfire?
gotta ask... why wasn't your rad cap on?
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Must have knocked it lose at some point idk
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Originally Posted by chadsy

gotta ask... why wasn't your rad cap on?
I have a whole other thread going through my list of problems cannot post link right now at work. I am sure you can find it on my profile. Quick queation can low levels of rad fluid cause misfire?

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Originally Posted by FrostyBrews101
Quick queation can low levels of rad fluid cause misfire?
A low coolant level may give the temp sensor a wrong reading and mess with the idle, but I doubt a misfire unless it's idling really low.

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Originally Posted by rworegon

A low coolant level may give the temp sensor a wrong reading and mess with the idle, but I doubt a misfire unless it's idling really low.
It misfires on cold starts when the cel is lit generaly 4 days at a time then it clears and run fine
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What engine?
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Originally Posted by rworegon
What engine?
3.4l 02
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