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a little help please...

Discussion in '308/328' started by psmaia, Mar 20, 2006.

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  1. psmaia

    psmaia Karting

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    yesterday i was running my 328 (admittedly over 140, but just for a teensy bit, so please avoid the public enemy comments) and when i decelerated to make an exit ramp, i heard a popping noise and then what seemed to be a misfiring cylinder...upon checking the engine i noticed that one of the spark plug wires had come loose and was shorting on the engine...now here is the strange part...when i tried to reattach the wire to the spark plug, it wouldn't stay in place...a quick examination showed that the tip of the spark plug had broken off and was still in the end of the ignition wire...neither i or my local dealer, miller motors, had ever heard of this happening before...

    has anyone out there ever had this happen, and does anyone know what could have caused it?..
     
    psmaia, Mar 20, 2006
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  2. CT 328 GTS

    CT 328 GTS Karting

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    Any word on the cause of the spark plug problem?
    Do you miss the 600+ HP modified twin turbo you got rid of?
    Will your race car be ready for this season?
     
    CT 328 GTS, Mar 22, 2006
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  3. psmaia

    psmaia Karting

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    the dealership is baffled also...seems they never saw anything like it either...the metal top connector just parted ways with the ceramic stem...

    as for the monster turbo, i only miss it when i am racing something really fast...otherwise it was close to undrivable, and largely unmissed...

    the new race car is going to the powder coaters today...yee haa
     
    psmaia, Mar 23, 2006
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  4. ALUMINUMYELLOW328

    ALUMINUMYELLOW328 Formula Junior

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    I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN A PORSCHE 911 ONCE BEFORE, NOT UNCOMMON.
     
    ALUMINUMYELLOW328, Mar 23, 2006
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  5. J.P.Sarti

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    If its a Champion plug yes, NGK never.
     
    J.P.Sarti, Mar 23, 2006
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  6. JoTeC

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    At over 140 MPH You left that plug end in the previous time warp... :)
     
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    I have seen it a few time (when I worked as a mechanic on big engine) most common were champion plugs, seemed like they were a ceramic defect at the factory, you get what you pay for I guess. Engines create serious vibrations at high RPM

    ~

    “I dont sell cars, I sell engines. The cars I throw in for free since something has to hold the engine” - Enzo Ferrari
     
    Magnum6464, Mar 23, 2006
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  8. mdraeger

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    In over 20 years of racing Ducatis and porkers I found that a lot hard start, high rev misses and tunning problems could be solved be leaving the champions on the shelf and twisting in the NGKs. The one exception was the early bevel drive 900s. They ran best on champion L88s. (strange) Mike
     
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