Sparking near plugs

[mnichols]

Man I am glad I found this forum!
I have a ignition problem I think.
My CJ7 suddenly started running rougher and sounding like it is skipping a beat. The other night I looked at the spark plugs while is was pretty dark in the garage and could hear a 'tick' sound at the same time I saw a spark down near the third-from-the-left spark plug and was relieved because I figured all I needed to do was change out my spark cables and problem solved.

So today I replaced all my spark cables and it is still emitting that 'tick' sound periodically while skipping a beat but I don't see sparks. So at least I won't set on fire today

What is continuing to cause my engine to skip like this and emit that 'tick' sound? If it is a grounding issue, I am not sure where to look to fix that.
Before I just go in and replace my plugs, should I be doing something else. The plugs visually looked fine (without pulling them). No broken/cracked tops or anything.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Lumpy Grits]

WELCOME
Change your 'dizzy' cap(Brass contacts ONLY), rotor and spark plugs.
Use Autolite 985 plugs if your run'n the 6cly engine. Don't need/want any of those fancy plugs.
What plugs do you have in now? How long have they been in?
LG

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Good info for you here!
http://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f7/fixing-shudder-miss-after-tune-up-24757/

LG

 

[Hedgehog]

Not to be too much of a nanny, but please fill out your vehicle description. Yes I see it's almost stock and a Laredo package, but it really does help a lot to let us know engine, Transmission , Transfer Case , tire size.

I would go ahead and change the cap, rotor and plugs. Use copper anti seize on the plugs and a little lithium grease on the plug caps. I bet your problems will go away with these repairs.