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Jul 25, 2008 10:00 pm
Jul 25, 2008 10:00 pm
Subject: Re: Intermittent firing with my engine
Continuing saga of my miss-firing engine.
Looking through some box’s of bits in my workshop the other evening I discovered 6 unused KLG P Ten 80 sparking plugs, these are the very spark plugs used by Lagonda in this engine. (I remembered buying them on e-bay a few years ago). My thoughts were these plugs should decide if it is faulty or wrong plugs I have been using that is causing the engine to fire on five cylinders. I set each plug to 22 thou, put them in the engine and started her up. Without a moment’s hesitation she fires on all cylinders, I then took her out on a five hours drive without the slightest problem. I’ve changed the oil and used one of the patented oil additive which are supposed to help with cleaning any carbon deposits that were remaining.
I have run her every day for the last week covering lots of miles and she has started first time and on all cylinders, I’m now starting to have a little more confidence in her. Let’s hope this has solved what was becoming a very irritating problem.
Unless the Gods of misfiring engines have other ideas!
Continuing saga of my miss-firing engine.
Looking through some box’s of bits in my workshop the other evening I discovered 6 unused KLG P Ten 80 sparking plugs, these are the very spark plugs used by Lagonda in this engine. (I remembered buying them on e-bay a few years ago). My thoughts were these plugs should decide if it is faulty or wrong plugs I have been using that is causing the engine to fire on five cylinders. I set each plug to 22 thou, put them in the engine and started her up. Without a moment’s hesitation she fires on all cylinders, I then took her out on a five hours drive without the slightest problem. I’ve changed the oil and used one of the patented oil additive which are supposed to help with cleaning any carbon deposits that were remaining.
I have run her every day for the last week covering lots of miles and she has started first time and on all cylinders, I’m now starting to have a little more confidence in her. Let’s hope this has solved what was becoming a very irritating problem.
Unless the Gods of misfiring engines have other ideas!