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Old 06-27-2009, 05:46 PM   #9
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Re: Distributor Problems

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Originally Posted by mikajo39 View Post
Just a possible thing running through my mind , maybe the non resistor type have,well, too little resitance, which makes an arc thats bigger than would be with resistor style plugs, resulting in carbon build up haha confused myself. My next step would be go buy some cheapy champion copper head plugs and see how long it takes till you have to change the rotor and cap etc etc
I would think increasing the resistance would make the spark hotter. An old timers trick to getting a fussy engine to start is to pull the plug wires off a little bit. This is supposed to make the spark hotter. Also, if you have your plug gap to small, the plugs will foul because the spark is not hot enough...bigger gap=more resistance. I don't know what more resistance would do to the cap and rotor tho...seems like there should be no arcing there so I don't know why there would be build up there.
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