Originally posted by rvoth:
So I put in Copper Plus Champion plugs. They come gapped perfectly from the factory. The car now runs like it did when new. 
I am getting fantastic gas mileage -- am guessing the new O2 sensors. It has great power.
And the transmission shifts very smoothly -- this may be partially due to replacing the TPS. My old one was double the resistance to the new one at closed throttle.
And in the meantime, my ABS started working again. I guess some coolant must have gotten into the wiring when the heater hose came loose when the water pump broke.
Unfortunately your solution will probably be short-lived. Copper plugs will burn up in no time in our engines. Since copper plugs fixed your problem (and they are more conductive compared to platinum), it indicates that either your coil pack is not putting out enough power, your plugs are bad, or your plugs are bad/improperly gapped. Is that NAPA coil pack OEM? Maybe there was water in the connector somewhere?
