[DeTomaso] more evidence I'm a not much of a mechanic...

[RFogle1 at aol.com]

Invest in the pliers.  Getting zapped by a spark plug lead, Car, lawn  
mower, motor cycle, has a distinctly different feel than say, the kind of jolt  
you get leaning one arm against the kitchen faucet and poking around in a  
household electrical box.  It'll get your attention, higher voltages,  I 
guess.  Don't ask me how I know!  
 
Ron (The cardiologist says the arrhythmia is  harmless!)  

 
 

 
In a message dated 2/19/2010 5:15:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
larry at ohiotimecorp.com writes:

Hi  Chris,

Your test will work fine. If you are running an electronic  ignition you
should have a ground wire (stripped wire under a motor bolt)  to put the
spark plug wire on. It is not a good practice to have the plug  voltage not
go to ground for a long time. You can then pull it back a bit  to make sure
the spark is strong and blue in color. Caution should be taken  doing this 
as
the spark volts/amps can bight ya.

Story time - Had a  kid in the neighborhood that could hold a spark plug 
wire
and not get a  shock. Car, lawn mower, motor cycle it did not matter. He
would just say  "yes you have spark"....very odd.

Larry -  Cleveland

-----Original Message-----
From:  detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]  
On
Behalf Of Christopher Kimball
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 4:47  PM
To: Pantera List Serve
Subject: [DeTomaso] more evidence I'm a not  much of a mechanic...


I had my motor built to a 408 stroker not  long ago, but lately, it doesn't
"feel right."  It feels as if it may  be missing on once cylinder, but I'm
not sure how to test that.  Will  this work?:

Let the car idle, and while it's running try disconnecting  the spark plug
wires, one at a time to see if it makes a difference in how  the engine 
runs.
My logic would say every time I disconnect a wire from a  firing cylinder,
the motor would run a bit rougher.  If I disconnect  the wire to the 
cylinder
that isn't firing, it wouldn't make any  difference, since that cylinder
wasn't firing in the first place.

Of  course, the problem could be something else; once before, with my  old
motor, I thought the same thing was happening, but it turned out it was  an
exhaust gasket leak.

Thanks for your thoughts on  this.

Sincerely,


Chris
#3846

_______________________________________________

Detomaso Forum  Managed by POCA

Archive Search Engine Now Available at  http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/

DeTomaso mailing  list
DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso

_______________________________________________

Detomaso  Forum Managed by POCA

Archive Search Engine Now Available at  http://www.realbig.com/detomaso/

DeTomaso mailing  list
DeTomaso at list.realbig.com
http://list.realbig.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso