did plugs kill my engine??? this is odd
03-02-04, 04:48 PM
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did plugs kill my engine??? this is odd
blowing one apex seal is one thing
but haveing both rotors lose em at the same time is odd
i looked in the exuast ports too see the damage, and both blown seals are still mostly intact, except for a missing middle chunk, and a piece of rotor torn out
the u shaped chunk is 5mm wide or so
and identicle on both rotors
hmm
wtf
this is crazy
is there any recourse since these where supposed to be "rotary plugs"
btw they were autolights, the one that napa has on file for the 12a
but haveing both rotors lose em at the same time is odd
i looked in the exuast ports too see the damage, and both blown seals are still mostly intact, except for a missing middle chunk, and a piece of rotor torn out
the u shaped chunk is 5mm wide or so
and identicle on both rotors
hmm
wtf
this is crazy
is there any recourse since these where supposed to be "rotary plugs"
btw they were autolights, the one that napa has on file for the 12a
03-02-04, 04:52 PM
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is there anything i can do about them killing my engine
i am a poor college student, and cant really afford to fix it (but im keeping it for when i can, saving ++)
i am a poor college student, and cant really afford to fix it (but im keeping it for when i can, saving ++)
03-02-04, 04:58 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
perhaps your apex seals are chipping because of detonation. not enough spark du to crap plugs/wrong plugs, unburnt gas in the exhaust... i have heard of detonation causing some damage.
perhaps your apex seals are chipping because of detonation. not enough spark du to crap plugs/wrong plugs, unburnt gas in the exhaust... i have heard of detonation causing some damage.
03-02-04, 05:03 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
weird. maybe you sucked in something like dirt down the carb.
weird. maybe you sucked in something like dirt down the carb.
im gonna look over the plugs real good
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03-02-04, 05:12 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
are you thinking the plugs were too long and protruded into the housing too far? my autolites were odd. they almost had no electrode tip. i dunno. like i said, after i installed them, my engine took a crap.
are you thinking the plugs were too long and protruded into the housing too far? my autolites were odd. they almost had no electrode tip. i dunno. like i said, after i installed them, my engine took a crap.
and yes i think they protruded
03-02-04, 05:17 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
they could have chipped the apex seal. i would go back to the NGK. if you are concerned about cost, i'll mail you a set of used NGK's.
they could have chipped the apex seal. i would go back to the NGK. if you are concerned about cost, i'll mail you a set of used NGK's.
and i wasnt that worried about cost
but i am now since this will cost me an engine
03-02-04, 05:24 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
yeah, i would suspect your plugs caused this. did you hear any chattering while the engine was runing?
yeah, i would suspect your plugs caused this. did you hear any chattering while the engine was runing?
with a header and a glasspack, i dont hear much when it runs
03-02-04, 05:32 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
lol, yeah. what are you going to do about the engine?
lol, yeah. what are you going to do about the engine?
if they bought me a decent rebiuld kit and used my plugs to desighn ones the work, id be happy
03-02-04, 05:36 PM
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Originally posted by mazdaverx713b
yeah. so, now that yu have basically no compression, are you going to rebuild or buy another used/new engine?
yeah. so, now that yu have basically no compression, are you going to rebuild or buy another used/new engine?
the other 4 just dont
rebiuld, of course
one of my roomates is gonna cnc my plates for a nice bridge
