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    6/23/2023 7:31 AM  #1

    Toploader
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    The plugs tell a good story

    I removed plug numbers 4 and 5 this week to check on the health of the engine and was really surprised to see the plugs in this condition.  The plugs have been in there for about 2 years or so. I expected some signs of starting to burn oil at very least. So I think with the compression being good and the plugs looking this good, the engine will go for a few more miles yet...
    The last time the engine was rebuilt was in about 2004 and it was a very budget rebuild. The engine has about 60,000 miles on it since the rebuild.



    Last edited by Toploader (6/23/2023 7:39 AM)

    1964-1/2 D Code Coupe - 289 V8, 4 Speed Toploader, 3.00 ratio rear, Autolite 4100 Carb, 15" tires, Pertronix ignition
     

    6/23/2023 8:07 AM  #2

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    Wow!  I could clean and scrub on mine for an hour and they wouldn’t look that good!

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    6/23/2023 9:19 AM  #3

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    MS wrote:

    Wow!  I could clean and scrub on mine for an hour and they wouldn’t look that good!

     
    Ditto that.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    6/23/2023 12:19 PM  #4

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    Is the engine FI or dripping pot?
    My plugs are all over the spectrum just pulling them out and looking at them..
    I can’t go through the correct proper procedure of reading of the plugs because of the PITA it involves.

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    6/23/2023 6:11 PM  #5

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    I was extremely surprised when I saw the condition of the plugs. Hard to believe really, considering that next year will be about 20 years since I rebuilt the engine and it was a very budget concious/ minimal rebuild at that.
    The lifters sound like they might be getting old and I will see how that goes. It may mean that I need to replace them and I would get the cam re-ground or replaced at the same time.
    Other than that, I think there are quite a few more miles in it yet.

    1964-1/2 D Code Coupe - 289 V8, 4 Speed Toploader, 3.00 ratio rear, Autolite 4100 Carb, 15" tires, Pertronix ignition
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    6/23/2023 6:27 PM  #6

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    What do the rest of them look like?

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    6/24/2023 7:56 AM  #7

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    Rudi wrote:

    What do the rest of them look like?

    Last time I had all the plugs out, it was pretty consistent.

    Last edited by Toploader (6/24/2023 7:56 AM)

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    6/24/2023 8:27 AM  #8

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    The last time I had mine out they looked like this.

    https://imgur.com/U2DcDfQ

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    6/24/2023 9:10 AM  #9

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    Re: The plugs tell a good story

    Rudi wrote:

    The last time I had mine out they looked like this.

    https://imgur.com/U2DcDfQ

     
    Looks like you stole my plugs Rudi.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

     

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