<VV> Re: Turbo still misfiring

[Michael Cassera]

They are gapped at .030, but I can gap them more.  Can anybody cross
reference a Bosch W8AC plug with an AC/Delco plug.  Clark's catalog has a
handy chart but does not list the Bosch item number, only Clark's  own
catalog number.  I chose the 44F based on that chart so I may have chosen a
colder plug than was previously in there.  The thing is, even the Bosch
plugs are carbon fouled now, and they were running the car fine for several
months (until I took this long trip).

More information.  A week or two before the trip, I drove the car in the
rain and I know a bunch of moisture had gotten into the engine compartment.
The car wouldn't start at all after the rain until I replaced the spark plug
wires (which were VERY old) and the distributor cap.  Could the moisture
have damaged other electrical components I have yet to change causing a weak
spark?  My list of unchanged electrical parts is getting small.

Thanks,

Michael
65 Corsa Turbo
Vegas Vairs




----- Original Message -----
From: <Kevmcclain@aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 3:32 PM
Subject: <VV> Re: Turbo still misfiring


> Hey Micheal,
>     The last post I read no this thread made me think or something. What
are
> you plug gaps? You may know that as cylinder pressure rises it has a
tendency
> to blow out the spark. You may want to gap your plugs at .039-.025 if they
are
> not already. That may help. Just a thought, and a quick easy repair.
> -Kevin McClain
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