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      12-07-2025, 05:05 PM   #7
BenFenner
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Originally Posted by Chaszm View Post
Checked grounds on both valve covers.
It is a long shot, but I would fix these grounds properly to rule them out and because it might help, and it's just a good idea.

All S65 aluminum valve covers suffer from coil grounding issues. You need to file/sand through the powder coating or anodizing to get to bare metal for a proper ground connection in a specific spot for each cover. I may be the first and only person to do this so far, but I am hoping an educational campaign will change that.

It sounds like you've only checked these grounds for tightness. The ring terminals should be wire-brushed and the mating surfaces raw aluminum and brushed as well.

You also never followed up on the engine grounds mentioned by spammysammich. It could still be those.

Last edited by BenFenner; 12-09-2025 at 08:24 AM..
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