1999 Mazda Miata Will a bad battery cause one cylinder not

Tiny
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  • 1999 MAZDA MIATA
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 46,000 MILES
Will a bad battery cause No 2 cylinder not to fire? This does not happen all the time.
Monday, December 17th, 2007 AT 4:16 PM

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Tiny
COSMO
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No.

Remove all the plug wires from the coil and check in the coil (where the wires were) for black soot. If it anything other than clean metal, there may be a faulty coil. Also have your comprseeion checked, as the miata motors were comon for burning valves.

Cosmo.

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Monday, December 24th, 2007 AT 9:55 PM

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