meep

I've never had platinum plugs last 60,000. Mine always needed regapping ~30k anyway. Plugs and/or plug wire problems first show up when pulling out at lower revs. Carbon buildup can be a *factor* here. I start the motor, pull a vacuum line and spray carb cleaner into the intake plenum while maintaining ~2000 rpm with my hand on the throttle. Then shut it off, spray a bunch in, and let it sit for a while. Then grind and grind until she starts and do it again. Unlike in-the-tank cleaners, this actually gets the valves and valve area... Mike

3 day camping/paintball escapade in a '90 loyale. 2 large coolers filled with ice, meats, veggies & dairy 4 of us 1 military surplus canvas pole tent ~ 12x20 ft as much gear as we could stuff. AND, there was no road or trail to our "campsite." hello winding up 4x4 in first gear. note: paintball paint when not promptly removed, leaves a STAIN. After they fiinished with my white car, it looked like we'd hit a deer--- nasty stares driving home. Legacy: y'all got me beat-- but... 2 keyboard PA speakers 1 keyboard in case 2 12U gig racks 1 saxaphone 2 crates of cable miscellaneous recording gear 1 pole-type keyboard stand (collapsed) 1 box of mics and mic stands cottonballs (for my ears) 1 roll of carpet 3x10 1 roll of rolaids (they wanted me to sing one and I was nervous)

test plug wires. one bad wire will hurt 2 cyls and trigger the CEL. meep