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Old 06-27-2004, 03:30 AM
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hi, ok, my stang was not ruunig right at all, we pullled the plugs and found that the #6 and the #8 plugs, the electrodes were bent on them, i thinkin that they got smacked by a piston??? could this be caused by me revving it to like 5 grand while in park??thanks a lot
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Old 06-27-2004, 07:09 AM
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If the piston is hitting the plugs you've got serious problems. Are the plugs the correct plug for the engine?
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Old 06-28-2004, 01:49 AM
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im sure that they are, i put in some bochs and they seem like 1/32 longer than the ones that are in there, def not any shorter, i havent had a problem since, and i havent been really revving iti in nutral
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The only way the piston will hit the spark plug is if the rod, crank, connecting pin, or the piston itself breaks, bends, or stretches. All of these should be pretty obvious and permanent, meaning it's not going to fix itself. Is it possible that they got dropped before being put in last time?
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Old 06-28-2004, 04:14 PM
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im like 99.99999%V sure they didnt get hit before the install, i dont know i havent had a problem since though cause its benn runing fine. whaty else could cause this???[:@]
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