# Cylinder misfire?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-misfire/35472>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, engines, misfire\
**Created:** [August 23, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-misfire/35472 "2009-08-23T16:10:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![62Comet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/a87d85/32.png) [@62Comet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/62Comet)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cylinder-misfire/35472/1 "2009-08-23T16:10:34Z")

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Hi gang … I have a 62 Mercury Comet. The engine was recently rebuilt, with all the bells and whistles, including a new block, bored head, new cam, pistons, lifters, springs, and balanced. It has been relatively well maintained since then, but not very active. I recently encountered a loud banging from the engine and some stalling and traced the problem to cyl.3 … I replaced the plugs and noticed carbon on each plug and oil(?) on #3 … Unfortunately, I do not have the tools to do much myself. I am curious if it could be a bad wire from the distributor, or if there could be a more substantial problem … any help in this area will be greatly appreciated.