ORIGINAL: trpastor
Ok, so running rich with a hot plug will get the engine going hard but will likely cause detonation?
Thank you for all the info guys. I really apprecaite it.
Here is a pic of the head and also the last glow plug that was in there. The glow plug looks like the metal coil is actually broken off.
Any diagnosis based on this info?
Thanks again
well on the first pic i dont see a shim at all which might have coused to much compression and if the glow plug coil broke of then it was probobly running lean
this might help you out--------read the last 2 sentences
Reading” the glow plug is a tuning technique advanced by Ron Paris. It suggests that looking at the glow plug tells you something about how your engine is running. The element in a glow plug will turn gray in an engine that is close to the optimum fuel mixture. This method requires a new glow plug, as the element will eventually turn gray regardless of the needle settings; the length of time it takes to turn gray is the issue. Plugs that turn gray in just a tank or two of fuel (running at race pace, not diddling around) indicate a fuel mixture close to ideal—but also close to trouble. If the plug stays wet and shiny for a few tanks of fuel, you’re in the safe zone; a little rich but safe. When the plug wire gets distorted or broken, however, you’re in real trouble. It’s a sure sign that the mixture is way too lean, or that there is too much compression and the engine is detonating.