What does the plug look like after running a bit under3K?
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From: "Frank Clarici" <spritenut@comcast.net>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:48 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Head fixed but
> Well my head had a recessed brass plug, this caused the gasket to blow.
> The machine shop replaced the plug and checked and skimmed my severely
> warped head.
> In all my years and all my Sprites, I never had a warped head. Maybe
> that time the water temp went up to 80 on the OIL gauge did it. But it's
> all fixed.
> EXCEPT my #2 cylinder low end miss is still there. Hexk, it ran better
> when it was water injected!
> The cap and wires are new, and I have spark right to the tip of the
> plug, I even changed the plug out just incase.
> Valves are set right, SU carb adjustment doesn't do squat. #1 is fine, 3
> & 4 are fine, pull the wire off #2 and there is no difference.
> But raise the rpms to 1500 or so and it's fine. Just like when it was
> running with a blown head gasket.
> Compression is 175 psi. no coolant squirting out this time.
> Where is my miss coming from? There is no hole in the piston and the
> head just had a quicky decoke and valve lap because #2 had some water
> related mung under the valve.
>
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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