[DeTomaso] Oil Coolers (again)

[adin at frontier.net]

NO.

But please remind me, how does one tell from looking at a plug why I'm  
getting a slight detonation at 2700 rpm in third gear????

David, has new advance curve and is much happier.



Quoting Larry - Ohio Time Corp <larry at ohiotimecorp.com>:

> Has the age old process of reading spark plugs for mixture been lost?
>
> Larry (old school and have A/F equipment) - Cleveland
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 5:17 PM
> To: adin at frontier.net
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Oil Coolers (again)
>
> In a message dated 2/3/09 1:26:04 PM, adin at frontier.net writes:
>
>> If I'm getting pre-ignition "somewhere" in the range, how does one know if
>
>> its advance or mixture?  I don't know enough to figure this out without
> the
>> a/f meter telling me the mixture during that
>> pre-ignition.
>>
> Sorry, pal- I've always had trouble with this one myself! I usually fiddle
> with the carb 'cause its easier for me; if I can't make the
> preignition/detonation go away with richness, I figure its in the
> ignition.... and hopefully, I
> figure it out before the bearings give up from the pounding.
> FWIW, happy-go-lucky Larry does have a factory crank & rods on display in
> his
> shop- with the very rare "blue rods & black journals" - when Pantera owners
> ask him why they should pay big bucks for an Avaid oil pan.   Cheers- J
> Deryke
>
>
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