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Rick of HopeIN
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Hope, Indiana Points: 1324 |
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Posted: 21 Sep 2009 at 7:11pm |
They do not do it all the time but I have some curious spark plug boots. They are the right angle type with nice thick rubber at the plug end. The head on a WC has deep plug wells so the boot can easily turn to contact the casting. I never thought that would be a problem.
I have fiddled around on several occasions and can make the spark jump from the boot to the head with a little twisting. It seems mostly when started cold that it will happen. Sometimes I can fiddle once and make it happen then when I twist is back away from contact and it will quit and not do it again. Seems like the spark gap would be much easier way for Sparkie to find a ground. If I grab the wire bare handed that probably would provide a similar alternate path. Is it surface moisture that allows this? I am thinking of straight wires to fix but this surprised me. Makes me wonder how often my cars do the same thing under the hood. Edited by Rick of HopeIN - 21 Sep 2009 at 7:15pm |
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JimD
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Mounds, OK Points: 2112 |
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Do you have copper core wires, or automotive? I'll bet your plugs are fouled too.
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Rick of HopeIN
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Hope, Indiana Points: 1324 |
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Does fouling form a temporary insulation like when it has been flooded then clear off? Last time I pulled em they looked good.
They were aftermarket tractor wires, I would have to read the box. |
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JimD
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Mounds, OK Points: 2112 |
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Sometimes you can pull the boot back and make it jump to the plug. That will clean a fouled plug sometimes, and then the shorting to the head will go away. To check the wires, pull the distributor end out and slide the boot back a little. If you see stranded wire, you are fine. If you see a black rubber core, you have the wrong wires.
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Chris(WA)
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Renton, WA Points: 228 |
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Electricity takes the path of least resistance. There must be a bare spot on the boot for the spark to find a path. You might try simply bending the end straight. Some will straighten with a bit of effort.
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