Long overdue, I was following the recommendations of the manufacturer, and in all honesty by spring it would have been time. But a couple of weeks ago, in damp mild weather, cold starts would mean the engine kicking against the starter when cranking, so bad I thought the starter nose would get cracked. Before this happened, new ignition wires and spark plugs were purchased and put on the car. I was quite surprised of the condition of three of the removed plugs, the center electrodes totally worn down. I researched and found out it had to do with the type of plugs and the type of ignition system (waste spark, meaning each coil fires a spark plug in two separate cylinders at the same time, one on the power stroke, the other on the exhaust stroke) involved. It looks like the type of plugs being used are not the best for this type of ignition system. The new ones are the same type, and since the old ones did last about 100,000 miles, (162,000 kilometers) I am not rushing to remove and replace the newly installed ones. I am now aware of this, and will address this sort of maintenance on this car in shorter intervals. While a bit frustrating at times, especially when things don't go 100% to plan, overall it was fun to work on the car and see the final results. Upcoming clips will be touching up some spots with grease to keep rust from spreading where paint has chipped, and fixing a leaky composite headlight that would get water in it and fog up. Nothing that stops the car from running, but things an older car may need in the attention department. Thank you for watching.
16 сен 2024
