1988 Dodge Ram 50 not firing on all cylinders

1988 DODGE RAM
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JAYC001
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I have a 1988 Ram 50 with a mitsubishi 2.0l engine. It recently stopped fireing on the two center cylinders...I am getting spark to them, but they are dead. I have compression, spark and there is fuel getting to the cylinders (sparkplugs are wet and smell like gas when removed) I have inspected the head and see nothing apparent. Nothing is broken or loose and if cranked over all the valves seem to be functioning. I might add that the unit did have a slight tick to it when it was in running condition. It happened suddenly and I thought that I may have jumped a tooth on the timing belt....not the case timing is setup just the way it should be. If I pull the #2 or #4 or both cyliner spark plug wires off, it sounds the same and runs the same, if I pull 1 or 3 off it just dies. If I remove the spark plug and hold it to ground they both give off a spark like they should. Any ideas would be great.
Nov 17, 2006 at 7:06 PM
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1BIGG1
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sounds like you might need a valve job on your head. your intake valves could be warped or stuck allowing fuel to enter combustion chamber making your plugs wet. wet plugs wont fire.
Nov 21, 2006 at 8:02 PM
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