[DeTomaso] spark plugs and hot fire condition

[charles buthala]

I switched to normal copper core plugs and the hot start problem went away for at least 10 starts until I fouled the plugs, should have bought one step hotter.  Platinum plugs are defiantly a problem in our cars, they foul quickly. I have narrowed down the problem with my idle as a idle bleed orifice problem.  I am not getting enough air into the idle circuit to run the optimum fuel air ratio.  I have a idle bleed screw set ordered and should be able to try it on Friday.  
  Thanks for all your help, further developments to come.

cengles at cox.net wrote: 
  
Dear Richard,

Ah-ha! So that explains it. I always wondered why it was that such a hot shot plug would specifically do so poorly in an ostentsibly normal engine.

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles

---- Richard Greenblum 
wrote:
>Chuck,
>
>It has to do with induction. You shouldn't use those plugs unless you're
>running fuel injection which adjusts to prevent an overly rich mixture
>fouling the plugs.
>
>Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
>Behalf Of cengles at cox.net
>Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 9:32 AM
>To: JAYTCREC at aol.com
>Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] spark plugs
>
>
>Dear Jay,
>
>I heard the same thing and had a comfirmatory bad experience with platinum
>plugs that were mistakenly installed on my 351C about 4 years ago.
>
>Perhaps the new double throw dow super trick platinum plugs are better??
>
>Plain plugs are better?, Chuck Engles
>
>
>---- JAYTCREC at aol.com wrote:
>>I'm not a mechanic, but didn't I hear on this list that Platinum plugs do
>>not work in our cars?
>>Jay Curreri
>>
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