2006-11-20 06:50:12 · 8 answers · asked by Fin D 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Are you sure you have 16 cylinders? Thats a mighty big engine. No, one plug not firing will not hurt your car for the short run, but get it replaced.
2006-11-20 06:58:30 · answer #1 · answered by constablekenworthysboy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This problem to me is a basket case to answer after all your saying it fired up without 2 plugs in the engine but now it won't fire up.Do you even know if this engine has HEI or point ignition or do you know the difference.Secondly i would strongly suggest a new set of plug wires and along with that are you sure you got the right plugs.Some of the plug you have might be the wrong length or size.Plugs for some engine have short threaded plugs so they can seat into the heads all the way without any of them sticking up above the spark plug holes.Check to see if you have the wrong plugs if you have the long threaded type get the right ones for the right engine at a parts store and while you are there get new plug wires for that type of engine.And one other thing you might really check is to see if this suburban has a neutral safety starter switch that can cause a starting issue cause it is responsible for it not starting if you have no spark or to were it won't start at all.I am not there to see what you have to fix it for you but you also didn't say what type of engine and so forth you have.All I can do is just tell you in the dark of what your problem might be without knowing what type of car or whatever you have.But if you do get this started I would suggest to take it to a electrical shop to have a free electrical check done on it which would be the charging system check.
2016-03-29 02:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you do not have a 16 cyl. engine. and if by gone you mean not in the head at all, yes you should not drive it. if the plug is just bad it will be ok but you should get a new set of plugs asap.(they are not that expensive)
2006-11-20 07:08:54 · answer #3 · answered by racinkain 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love those 16 cylinder engines, you just can't beat them for towing capicity. I put one in my old VW bug and and used to pull a 35 foot horse trailer with it.
The looks I would get as I passed people going up hills were great!
2006-11-20 07:28:20 · answer #4 · answered by running_with_scissors55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd be ok to drive it long enough to get it to a shop. A friend of mine had a straight 6 and found out that 4 of her plug wires had melted, so she was running on 2 cylinders.
It is bad for your engine to do this for an extended period of time (time being cumulative here), so you need to address this pronto.
2006-11-20 07:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by DA 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No a misfiring dead plug will cause that cylinder and valves to carbon up and compression loss on that cylinder
2006-11-20 07:00:43 · answer #6 · answered by JUAN FRAN$$$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no problrm...my car runs fine with 4 sparkplugs... why dont you remove 6 or 8 more for better milage.
2006-11-20 08:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-11-20 06:58:47 · answer #8 · answered by zane b 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋