(Larry showed me the plugs "in the flesh" as it were, and I'd never seen
anything like it). But now that you mention coolant that kind of makes
sense. They look like the deposits you might see on the thermostat of a
really corroded motor -- kind of crystalline.
Good thing you hadn't crawled in from the side. Your hip might have stopped
the front wheel from moving back, and it could have come straight down, with
seriously unpleasant consequences. At the very least you could have got
pretty thirsty lying there pinned under the car before anyone thought to
come looking for you up in Felton. Next time you're working alone at night,
maybe you should keep the phone on the floor within arm's reach.
Scary...
on 8/14/01 3:17 PM, Larry Colen at lrcar@red4est.com wrote:
> I got my rod bearings out last night. They were trashed but the crank
> was fine. I didn't get the 3 middle main bearings out. I was reminded
> of how important it is to chock your rear wheels when the front of the
> car is up on jackstands. Damn lucky too. The car rolled far enough
> back as the jackstands tipped that the crossmember and engine cleared
> me completely. It's funny how you can get away with not exactly
> following all the safety rules for years, then all of a sudden you get
> a wake-up call.
>
> When I pulled the plugs so that I could turn the crank I was greeted
> by an unpleasant sight:
> If you go to:
> http://www.red4est.com/jasmine/plugs/
> and click on
> plugsdetl3.jpg
> plugsdetl4.jpg
>
> aka:
> http://www.red4est.com/jasmine/plugs/plugsdetl3.jpg
> http://www.red4est.com/jasmine/plugs/plugsdetl4.jpg
>
> You will see pictures of all sorts of nasty buildup on the plugs. I
> had been having some problems with my head gasket until I retorqued
> the head for a third time (initial, 200 miles, x00 miles) after
> replacing it, so it's possible that this buildup was from that.
>
> Does this look like the effect of coolant getting into the cylinders?
>
> Larry
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