what was wrong

[p fandango]

when i started BT yesterday she'd got a misfire. I've ordered new plug, rotor arm & dizzy cap which'll turn up tomorrow, i'm just wondering what was at fault in the first place. For the little i know the spark plugs don't look very good


even the body's are rusty


close up of 1 & 2


close up of 3 & 4


close up of 5


inside the cap



many thanks Duane

[The Flying Moose]

The rotor arm and dizzy cap dont look too bad, those spark plugs however have long since seen better days.

[claymore]

I must admit, that when I started my car up for the first time after fitting the SC, it took a good 10 minutes to start running on all 5 cylinders. but as Emlyn said, them plugs look fubard.

[leet5r]

probs you pedro lol , might have stood to long

[mick850R]

them plugs look really carbed up mate needs new ones and a good thrash to keep them burned clean. does it do many miles?

[claymore]

them plugs look really carbed up mate needs new ones and a good thrash to keep them burned clean. does it do many miles?

[james]

i change my plugs every year or so , it looks like water has got to three of the plugs to me?

[M-R-P]

Plugs are pooped, dizzy - 50/50 change leads too and you should be larfin. Have you thought about draining the fuel tank? if it's been sat for a while, you could have some water in it - innit!

[nobananas]

Them plugs just look worn out, the sooty deposits on them are probably just because you took them out straight after a cold start but the electrode and tip are pretty eroded , also looks like a few of them have been sitting in water at some time. Dizzy cap and rotor arm look like they just need a clean up.

[AndysR]

I'd say those plugs look very worn. I know it's been a while since the car was last on the road but they must have done quite a few miles before you took it off the road for the plugs to have erroded like that.. Corrosion on the last plug to the right in the top picture suggestions water has been lying in the spark plug well or maybe its suffered heavy condensation...

[p fandango]

Have you thought about draining the fuel tank? if it's been sat for a while, you could have some water in it - innit!

i had to put some fuel in to get her started lol

[mick850R]

[QUOTE=claymore;400994][/QUOTE
obviousley not then!!

[p fandango]

obviousley not then!!

about 50yards in 2years lol

[mick850R]

ha ha didnt know that mate. but i reckon your problem is defo the plugs and just clean the dizzy and rotor,or replace.but they are aged. maybe overheated(one ceramic is burned). mine where corroded when i changed mine last month as well tight as ****!!

[crezzy2k1]

As everyone else has said they are well gone mate!

[p fandango]

ha ha didnt know that mate. but i reckon your problem is defo the plugs and just clean the dizzy and rotor,or replace.but they are aged. maybe overheated(one ceramic is burned). mine where corroded when i changed mine last month as well tight as ****!!

yeh got new plugs, cap & rotor arm coming tomorrow. She hasn't got any coolant in at the minute but only ran for seconds at a time

[Porcine_Aviator]

It also looks like you have both short and long reach plugs there. But no matter what they are stuffed.

Mind you it could be the beer and the photos

[p fandango]

It also looks like you have both short and long reach plugs there. But no matter what they are stuffed.

Mind you it could be the beer and the photos

its the beer, & they weren't all level in the pics lol

[Porcine_Aviator]

its the beer, & they weren't all level in the pics lol

Told you