Monthly Archives: June 2019
Well, At Least It’s A Different Code . . .
I’ve post the latest installment of recent European Adventure.
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I went out this morning to install the new ignition coil and spark plug in cylinder #7 on our Dodge Dakota. I had double-checked the procedure on YouTube for any surprises, but it looked fairly straight forward and it was.
I first tried to unplug the connector but the wiring was too short.
So I just removed the 10mm nut and was able to pull the coil out far enough to unclip the connector,
and pull out the coil.
At this point I was planning to remove and replace the spark plug, but dark clouds were starting to move in, and we had planned to head out for lunch, so I just decided to just install the new coil.
I had thought the odds were that it was the coil anyway, so I would save the spark plug for another day.
But sometimes the odds go against you.
When I started up the engine it was still missing and stumbling. #%*^&%$/
But when I used my Torque phone app to check the codes, my P0307 code was gone. But now I had a P2320 code.
Which decodes to Ignition Coil G Secondary Circuit. And when I looked this up on Google, these were the possibilities:
Bad spark plug wire or boot
Malfunctioning relay or blown fuse (fusible link)
Open or shorted wiring or wiring connectors (wildlife damage)
Defective ignition coil
Faulty camshaft or crankshaft sensor or wiring
The only one that really seems to apply is a Defective Ignition coil. Which means that my new coil might be bad. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve installed a new part and found it bad.
So if I have time tomorrow I’m going to pull the new coil, replace the spark plug, and then reinstall the new coil. And then see what happens, see if the code changes.
If I still the same P2320 error, then I’ll reinstall the old coil and see if I go back to the old P0307 error. If I do, that will probably indicate that the new coil is bad.
So we’ll see.
For those of you who were fans of Microsoft’s late, lamented Flight Simulator, it’s coming back!
And it looks amazing. Check out this promo.
OK, people. Heads up out there.
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Remember, it’s for the children.
Or, at least the child.
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Thought for the Day:
“If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.” – Charles Dickens
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A Great Day In History . . .
No, not O.J.’s slow-speed chase, but something much more important. It’s the birthday of Ruth Graves Wakefield. Born in 1903 she is acknowledged as the inventor of the Chocolate Chip Cookie at her Toll House Inn near Whitman, Massachusetts.
And to do that, she had to also invent the Chocolate Chip, by chopping up a bar of Nestlé’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate and dumping them in the cookie batter. And in doing so, causing the sales of Nestlé’s bars to skyrocket after Ruth published the recipe.
Nestlé’s later hired Ruth as a spokesman, a position she held until she died in 1977.
So now you know.
I spent most of the day at work touching up some things of the website, updating some, and deleting others. Seems like the customers are happy since the orders and new customer registrations are rolling in. At least, my client is happy, so I’m happy.
On the way home today I stopped off at the Santa Fe O’Reilly’s Auto Parts to pick up a new Ignition coil and spark plug for my truck’s “Cylinder #7 Misfire” problem. I was afraid I was going to have to buy a full set of 8, but luckily my truck is not one of those.
I’m pretty sure it’s the coil, but I thought I’d replace the plug while I’m in there. And it looks like I should be able to get to both with no problem. But we’ll see.
And while I was there, I also ordered another set of ceramic disc brake pads for the truck. No, not another set for the front, but a set for the rear wheels.
As it turned out, the noise from the front brakes was masking the noise from the rear ones. So now I have another brake job in my future, as soon as I recover from the first one.
Our Office Manager, Jennifer, has been hand-raising two tiny kittens that she found. She thinks they’re now about 6 weeks old. And really cute.
Tomorrow, if it stops raining I’ll see if I can’t install the new coli and plug in the truck before we head out for lunch.
Thought for the Day:
“Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” – Eric Hoffer
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