[DeTomaso] Anyone want to help diagnose this one?

[michael@michaelshortt.com]

Also starter fluid, the car idle will speed up.

Michael
On Aug 25, 2012 10:11 PM, <shawkins777 at comcast.net> wrote:

> You can check on a gasket leak by spraying WD40 or carb cleaner around the
> suspected cylinder.
>
>
>
> Steve
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> *From: *"David D Fisher" <fisher95020 at yahoo.com>
> *To: *michael at michaelshortt.com, "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com>
> *Cc: *detomaso at realbig.com
> *Sent: *Saturday, August 25, 2012 7:20:10 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [DeTomaso] Anyone want to help diagnose this one?
>
> Lot's of good advice from all.  Thanks!
>
>  This one had me scratching my head as I was also in the "we're burning
> lean here" camp, but was puzzled as to how that happens with a single
> carb.  ( You can see this is my first experience with a V motor.)   I'm
> buying the theory of a bad intake gasket or some other form of air leak
> near the inatke on that cylinder as the most likely candidate and will
> explore further.
>
> Gary..   firing order is standard Cleveland.  1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8
>
>
> David
>
>
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>  From: "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>
> To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Anyone want to help diagnose this one?
>
> Whatchu talkn bout Willis?
> That cylinder is absolutely firing, white hot (lean) IMHO. If it wasn't, it
> would look wetter than the rest. I'd bet money that the plug tip is whiter
> than Tony Montana's nose hairs, if not slightly burned away.
>
> ;-)
>
> Michael
> On Aug 25, 2012 5:59 PM, "Asa Jay Laughton" <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
> > Bad spark plug... not firing.
> > Bad wire, cap maybe.
> > Intake valve not opening, bad lobe on cam maybe.
> >
> > Pull the valve cover check the motion of the valves.
> > Pull the plug, send us a picture of that.
> >
> > Asa Jay
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> > On 8/25/2012 12:18 PM, David D Fisher wrote:
> > > What do you suppose is going on in the first cylinder?
> > >
> > > http://poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=37771
> > >
> > >
> > > You are looking that the header off the right side of the motor.  I'm
> > running a Holley carb.   Doesn't seem to consume coolant or oil (not much
> > anyway).  No coolant in the oil.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > >
> > > David
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