sparkplug wires.
07-30-2004, 11:05 PM
#41
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Generic did pass the time by typing:
>> On the plus side the idle is now _much_ better but still
>> not quite there yet. At least I'm not hearing stammer
>> at the exhaust. Nice and burbly..
>>
>> No more burble burble buburble burble, just plain ol
>> burble burble burble burble burble burble.. :)
>
> I've had idle clean itself up after a few tanks of gas--after the wires were
> changed. Seems to burn the crud off the plugs or valves.
That's what I'm hoping for. While in there I pulled all the plugs. Plugs
were in perfect condition. The old wires tested out just this side of fubar.
My only hope is I didn't eat another coil by waiting three weeks to do the wires,
cap, and rotor. ..time will tell..
Just finished up the 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis... man what a PITA. Wires, cap,
rotor, plugs, all fubar.. Fairly heavy arcing in the cap itself and one abraded
wire. That thing has the most wonky firing order and wire route. Kept messing
myself up by thinking Chevy....
--
DougW
>> On the plus side the idle is now _much_ better but still
>> not quite there yet. At least I'm not hearing stammer
>> at the exhaust. Nice and burbly..
>>
>> No more burble burble buburble burble, just plain ol
>> burble burble burble burble burble burble.. :)
>
> I've had idle clean itself up after a few tanks of gas--after the wires were
> changed. Seems to burn the crud off the plugs or valves.
That's what I'm hoping for. While in there I pulled all the plugs. Plugs
were in perfect condition. The old wires tested out just this side of fubar.
My only hope is I didn't eat another coil by waiting three weeks to do the wires,
cap, and rotor. ..time will tell..
Just finished up the 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis... man what a PITA. Wires, cap,
rotor, plugs, all fubar.. Fairly heavy arcing in the cap itself and one abraded
wire. That thing has the most wonky firing order and wire route. Kept messing
myself up by thinking Chevy....
--
DougW
07-30-2004, 11:21 PM
#42
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
07-30-2004, 11:21 PM
#43
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
07-30-2004, 11:21 PM
#44
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Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
07-30-2004, 11:21 PM
#45
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Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
enough to be in the flight lanes:
http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lon wrote:
>
> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>
> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
> propelled lawn chair...
07-31-2004, 08:42 PM
#46
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Lawn Chair Larry didn't earn his Darwin Award for the lawn chair
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
07-31-2004, 08:42 PM
#47
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Lawn Chair Larry didn't earn his Darwin Award for the lawn chair
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
07-31-2004, 08:42 PM
#48
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Lawn Chair Larry didn't earn his Darwin Award for the lawn chair
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
07-31-2004, 08:42 PM
#49
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Lawn Chair Larry didn't earn his Darwin Award for the lawn chair
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
stunt. He wasn't so much in the flight lanes, but he was
reported by pilots passing by.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III proclaimed:
> Except the guy with the BB gun and lawn chair actually did fly high
> enough to be in the flight lanes:
> http://home.earthlink.net/~quade/lawnchair.html
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lon wrote:
>
>> JATO, not launch rockets. No brakes. Actually the folks on the
>> Discovery Channel's Mythbusters sorta tried this and discovered that
>> it really wasn't that big a deal, although the rocket boosted vehicle
>> managed to outrun their chase chopper rather easily.
>>
>> And then there is the Darwin Awards "Lawn Chair Larry" who floated
>> over Long Beach harbor a few years back with a weather balloon
>> propelled lawn chair...
08-02-2004, 11:20 AM
#50
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Almost comptelely off topic but it does relate to spark plug wires:
Driving an Olds 442 with the 400 cube V-8 late at night in late
winter/early spring. Snow melt contaminated with LOADS of salt. Engine
was really running rough. Figured I must have a bad plug wire aggrevated
by the salt spray. Parked it, left the engine running, popped the hood,
turned off the lights. I could see the ENTIRE plug wire and coil system
outlined in a faint corona discharge. Sheesh!!! New wires, cap, rotor,
etc the next weekend.
DougW wrote:
> Generic did pass the time by typing:
>
>>>On the plus side the idle is now _much_ better but still
>>>not quite there yet. At least I'm not hearing stammer
>>>at the exhaust. Nice and burbly..
>>>
>>>No more burble burble buburble burble, just plain ol
>>>burble burble burble burble burble burble.. :)
>>
>>I've had idle clean itself up after a few tanks of gas--after the wires were
>>changed. Seems to burn the crud off the plugs or valves.
>
>
> That's what I'm hoping for. While in there I pulled all the plugs. Plugs
> were in perfect condition. The old wires tested out just this side of fubar.
> My only hope is I didn't eat another coil by waiting three weeks to do the wires,
> cap, and rotor. ..time will tell..
>
> Just finished up the 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis... man what a PITA. Wires, cap,
> rotor, plugs, all fubar.. Fairly heavy arcing in the cap itself and one abraded
> wire. That thing has the most wonky firing order and wire route. Kept messing
> myself up by thinking Chevy....
>
Driving an Olds 442 with the 400 cube V-8 late at night in late
winter/early spring. Snow melt contaminated with LOADS of salt. Engine
was really running rough. Figured I must have a bad plug wire aggrevated
by the salt spray. Parked it, left the engine running, popped the hood,
turned off the lights. I could see the ENTIRE plug wire and coil system
outlined in a faint corona discharge. Sheesh!!! New wires, cap, rotor,
etc the next weekend.
DougW wrote:
> Generic did pass the time by typing:
>
>>>On the plus side the idle is now _much_ better but still
>>>not quite there yet. At least I'm not hearing stammer
>>>at the exhaust. Nice and burbly..
>>>
>>>No more burble burble buburble burble, just plain ol
>>>burble burble burble burble burble burble.. :)
>>
>>I've had idle clean itself up after a few tanks of gas--after the wires were
>>changed. Seems to burn the crud off the plugs or valves.
>
>
> That's what I'm hoping for. While in there I pulled all the plugs. Plugs
> were in perfect condition. The old wires tested out just this side of fubar.
> My only hope is I didn't eat another coil by waiting three weeks to do the wires,
> cap, and rotor. ..time will tell..
>
> Just finished up the 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis... man what a PITA. Wires, cap,
> rotor, plugs, all fubar.. Fairly heavy arcing in the cap itself and one abraded
> wire. That thing has the most wonky firing order and wire route. Kept messing
> myself up by thinking Chevy....
>
