ls1mike
$50 Site Donor 2024
So the Buick I have been working on is all done. Runs nice and smooth.
Did the following. Intake gasket, valve cover gaskets, hoses, water pump, new radiator, shift kit, new transmission fluid and a bunch of other small stuff.
Go to start it, crank but no start. I think "Weird" I have spark, fuel and of course air. I pull the plugs they look bad, so I decide to replace them.
Stock gap is .057 to .060. The ones I pulled were just under .080.
New plugs and started first crank. Was just weird to me. I have never had that happen on an electronically controlled car that was running when I started working on it.
I have to assume that having the correct gaskets installed and correct fuel curves made the 20 year old spark plugs just not enough.
Did the following. Intake gasket, valve cover gaskets, hoses, water pump, new radiator, shift kit, new transmission fluid and a bunch of other small stuff.
Go to start it, crank but no start. I think "Weird" I have spark, fuel and of course air. I pull the plugs they look bad, so I decide to replace them.
Stock gap is .057 to .060. The ones I pulled were just under .080.
New plugs and started first crank. Was just weird to me. I have never had that happen on an electronically controlled car that was running when I started working on it.
I have to assume that having the correct gaskets installed and correct fuel curves made the 20 year old spark plugs just not enough.