89 Volvo 740 16V - has steady miss

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Old Jan 4, 2022 | 07:56 PM
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Default 89 Volvo 740 16V - has steady miss

this is an interesting 89 Volvo 740 - it has the 16 valve head which I think makes it an interference motor
it has a steady miss like as if one of the spark plugs isn't working
all spark plugs - injectors - coil - distributor cap have been changed out and timing belt was replaced about 20K ago
compression is 120 to 130 psi - has lower mileage reading of 127,968

but what might be missing as to check and actually tell what is causing miss?

 
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Old Jan 4, 2022 | 09:32 PM
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Take a compression test, may be you got a bad valve or a head gasket issue.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2022 | 12:01 PM
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You didn't mention if you replaced the wires. I would just take an inductive timing light and put the inductive pick up on the sparkplug wire that has the miss. See what you get .
 
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Old Jan 5, 2022 | 04:04 PM
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or spritz the wires with some water mist, then start the engine (hood open) in a dark garage to look for any arcing...
 
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