[DeTomaso] NPC: Compression stroke

[Will Kooiman]

I like the packing peanut idea.

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On Jun 11, 2013, at 10:08 AM, "Larry - Ohio Time Corp" <larry at ohiotimecorp.com> wrote:

> Sean,
> 
> Back in my schoolin days we would smash out the center part of an old spark
> plug and solder in a 3/8" copper tube. We then cut and filed the tube into a
> whistle. It would sing out on the compression stroke.
> 
> Years later when the plugs got smaller I made the same thing but just put a
> long hose on it so I could feel the pressure from inside the car. Less time
> to play with whistles then.
> 
> 
> Larry (more whistles time now) - Cleveland
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
> Of Sean Korb
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 9:41 PM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC: Compression stroke
> 
> I was looking for TDC on the compression stroke of my 443FE and I thought I
> might have to pull a valve cover or use a boroscope (I've been wanting an
> excuse to get one for a while now) to make sure the exhaust valve was up.
> The timing marks were about 120 degrees BTDC on the harmonic balancer.  So
> I took a packing peanut and stuffed it in the spark plug hole.  Blipped the
> starter and it popped right out.  Eureka! Compression stroke!
> 
> Another thing that could have happened is it could have been sucked into
> the cylinder.  But this stuff dissolves pretty well in gasoline and burns
> even better.  I got the idea from my uncle who would balance the side draft
> carburetors on his Mini by using a piece of styrofoam in a clear plastic
> tube and tune them until it didn't want to get sucked into one or the other
> carburetor.  I told him they invented this wonderful stuff called Automatic
> Transmission Fluid that does the same but he hasn't had that car in 40
> years.
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