wweems@fix.net ("Wes Weems") wrote in
<002801c0541d$d9232dc0$30a872cf@THYME>:
>Ok.... let me just verfiy all my info on the dak ping problem to make
>sure I can eliminate them from my list
>
>We got the belly pan - (causes a vacuum leak?)
>we have plug wire reroute - (?????)
>Higher octane gas - (just cause)
>
>
>I dont know what to do next!! I did the belly pan, not a drop of oil in
>the bottom, so its clean as a whistle, I run up to 92 octane, and I
>rerouted the plug wires... but still have pinging... un noticeable
>unless you have the window down... but thats quite often for me. Any
>more ideas? (oh yeah, and I am running 3923 autolites!)
>
Dropping down to a 180 degree thermostat may help. (It cured my
pinging problem when I switched to the MP computer on my '96 318.)
Also, exhaust headers can help to reduce pinging by drawing heat
out of the heads. (I'd try the t-stat first though, seeing as how
its 100 times less expensive.) ;-)
---Jon-
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