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Re: [Healeys] Engine temps too low.-- #1 plug

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine temps too low.-- #1 plug
From: Greg Mandas <gmandas@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 13:56:55 +0000 (UTC)
The sofware (as in: non-automotive) engineer asks, "If #1 has to fire early
due to some difference between #1 and #2->#6 and you compensate for it,
wouldn't that mean #2->#6 are firing too early?

Greg
65BJ8

--- On Sun, 10/3/10, Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Chris Dimmock <austin.healey@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine temps too low.
> To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>
> Cc: "healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010, 10:26 AM
> Bob, if you fully screw the plug into
> a late 12 port head on your 
> bench, and the look at the combustion chamber, you'll see
> that 
> although the plug is fully seated & sealed, there are
> still exposed 
> head threads between the end of the plug and the chamber.
> I.e. The plug doesn't protrude into the combustion chamber
> fully as 
> per every westlake head design. Therefore it needs to be
> fired earlier
> I'll try and take a pic.
> Chris
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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