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DRR Trophy
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after running car 6 runs, pulled plugs, number 2 cylinder is still white looks new rest have good color, not as much heat building in that cyl with heat gun. its getting spark to that plug any ideas??
 
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Check the valve lash on number 2 intake, look for broken rocker, bent push rod, or anything else associated with number 2 intake valve train.
 
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put a new plug in it


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Had an engine on the dyno a few years back that the EGT was 1000* low on one cylinder....checked valves, compression, leak down, looked at the plug....nothing wrong...went to put plug back in and I hear a little "tink"... turn the plug over and examine it again....looks fine...just for the hell of it I shake the spark plug...rattles pretty good...turns out the porcelain was broken up in the plug and would drop down to the electrode when you turn it down in the installed position. Indexed another plug for that cylinder and ran the engine again...picked up 80hp and obviously the EGT came up to normal in that cylinder....


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Yep what they said, new plug first, then try different plug wire.


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have tried several plugs and wires . getting good fire to plug have adjusted valves still no difference
 
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leak down and compression


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Like topfuel said, check everything with that intake valve! If it isn't opening, no gas will ever get to the chamber to do anything.

A bad plug/wire/reluctor on the distributor shaft, can leave that cylinder NOT firing, but if run enough, should at least get wet, unless that cylinder is also never getting any fuel.
 
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compression checked out good, while putting air preasure to spark plug hole, to do leak down
valves closes more than with just spring???
 
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is this engine injected, it so check for plugged nozzle.
 
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not injected
 
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If valve moves closed when pressurised for leak down check something is deffanatly wrong with that spring. Most likely broken.
 
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Years ago we were dyno testing manifolds for a company near us.
One manifold was down 50hp and #3 cylinder was 1000* less EGT. Leaked down that cylinder and it was 95% leakage. Manifold company guy pulled the intake and cylinder head (his engine).
Cylinder wall was destroyed. Had a lip at the top that looked like even .030 over bore wouldn't clean up. Top of the piston had grit of some sort in the valve pockets.
Long story short, the intake runner for that cylinder had a plug of casting sand blocking the entire port off. It was in the turn of the port so you couldn't see it if you weren't looking....
Customer said it must have missed "clean up" before boxing...lol


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Originally posted by Wooley:
If valve moves closed when pressurised for leak down check something is deffanatly wrong with that spring. Most likely broken.

^^^ THIS. Possibly guide or valve stem issue, but sounds like broken or very weak spring. Did you look at the inners? They can be hard to see all the way around...


Dan "Jim" Moore
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Originally posted by Wooley:
If valve moves closed when pressurised for leak down check something is deffanatly wrong with that spring. Most likely broken.

^^^ THIS. Possibly guide or valve stem issue, but sounds like broken or very weak spring. Did you look at the inners? They can be hard to see all the way around...

Dan "Jim" Moore
Much too young to feel this damn old!!

should still some sign of combustion i would think


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Originally posted by rusty:
should still some sign of combustion i would think

Have seen it both ways, Rusty. Broke an outer spring on the intake side, header pipe was much cooler than the others, but plug did show light coloration. Compression gauge tests were all over the place, (some times valve would close, sometimes not). Had an exhaust guide/seal get tight and grab the valve stem and hold it open slightly, and that plug stayed looking just like new. Not sure if broken spring would show same result though.
Hopefully OP will share the findings.


Dan "Jim" Moore
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springs look good loosing about 7 per cent on leak down test
 
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Cap/Rotor? Is it crank trigger or dist. pickup? Check the tabs under the rotor, i call it the reluctor, not sure if that's the correct name.


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crank trigger, have changed cap and rotor
 
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If your getting good spark when its needed and still no color or signs of heat, you could have a fuel distribution issue causing that hole to run cold. I have seen air scoops do weird things, so it may be worth trying to run an air cleaner. If the scoop is causing issues with air disturbance an air cleaner will smooth things out with the air entering the carb.
 
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