Wet with what? Wet with gas would indicate a bad plug or plug wire. Wet with
oil would indicate a bad set of rings or a worn valve guide. A comprehensive
compression test would indicate which.
Cheers,
Lew Palmer
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of David Councill
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 4:43 PM
To: Tim Holt; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: One cruddy plug...
Black and wet indicates to me that the most likely cause is a bad spark
plug. Try switching plugs around and see if the problem follows the plug.
Or it could be the cap. Or maybe the plug wire. You could also try a
compression check to make sure compression is good on all cylinders.
The list is not moderated in the sense that posts have to be approved. But
their is a list owner and he has been known to ban people if they get too
far out of line (but I won't name names).
David Councill
67 BGT
72 B
At 02:12 PM 5/22/2004 -0700, Tim Holt wrote:
>My '74 MG Midget seems to have one spark plug that consistently gets
>gunky. The car progressively gets rougher, I pull that one plug, and it's
>black and wet. Replace it, and all is well, for a while.
>
>So. I'm guessing it could be intermittent spark, or it could be something
>funky with that particular quarter of the engine. What does the group
>mind suggest as a good plan of diagnostics?
>
>PS
>Is this list moderated? IE does someone approve all posts?
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