Gary,
had the same thing happen on my 70 440 challenger. Thought I lost a rod it
banged so loudly. 2:00am in Coalinga (no where) fog too thick to see 50 ft,
and Im hitchhicking away from my R/T challenger, hoping to find a gas
station (not a chance) Came back the next day to find the Challenger
gone... Towed by CHP... Finally got back to the car , only to find the
spark plug was still in the damn boot and the threads in the head were
intact! got wired the 85.00 towing fee, finger tight spark plug install (no
tools or flashlight, hence the hitch-hike) and back on the road...with no
wallet, fell out in the 18 wheeler that gave me a ride.
lots of fun, but why did it come out?
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Shook [mailto:gary.shook@mci.com]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 11:48 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Were's the beef? Was no Reg. test-rained
out
>Gary,
>I already volunteered. You lose a spark plug wire, the check engine light
>starts flashing and the computer goes into Limp home mode. I didnt check
to
>see if it logged a code, but the truck becomes undriveable with a singe
wire
>shorted. I used to drive for days with a bad wire on my 440 R/T '69
Charger
>without ever really noticing it until I opened the hood... Oh well...
>BKB
>
I'm not talking about a HARD failure here... an agressive cam would not be a
hard misfire either, more like 1/4 to 1/3 misfires at idle...
Gineau Pig I was referring to was who wants to try a real cam in an OBD II
vehicle?
like the one used in Mopar Performance 380HP 5.9L Magnum...
Gary Shook
p.s. It takes alot to notice a hit on a 375HP 440 performance... but you
really notice it if a spark plug pops out...8-0 happened on my '68 Charger
383 once... thought I spun a bearing!
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