[V8] Infamous V8 No Start

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Hmm.  Happened ALL the time at the dealership when the cars came in.   
We routinely would change out the plugs.  I've rarely had it happen  
with any of the v8's.  Maybe 3 times in 11 years and six V8s.  I  
guess I rarely just move them back and forth ;-)  They need to be  
D.R.I.V.E.N

I did just pick up a set of Autolite 103s for the 4.2, though -- just  
'cause fuel went up another 20 cents so far this week...

Ingo
'84 urq - '91 V8 5 spd - '93 V8



On Jul 10, 2007, at 9:02 PM, Ben Howell wrote:

> Alright, Why does this happen with the V8, but no other car I,  
> personally, have ever owned:
>
> Pull the V8 out of the garage, shut it off, couple hours later,  
> pull V8 back into garage, shut it off, couple hours later (or next  
> day), NO START!
>
> This has happened to us three times in the time we have owned the  
> car. The first time it was MADDENING trying to figure it out. I  
> know that it's flooding because the plugs are soaking wet with  
> fuel. The first time, you guys suggested obtaining a set of Cheapie  
> plugs (Champion) and sure enough, $8+tax in plugs did the trick.  
> However, I couldn't stand knowing that I had Champion plugs in our  
> precious V8. So, after a few days, I swapped in some "run of the  
> mill" NGK's. The Bosch plugs SUCK, but I never had a problem with  
> NGK in my life and these were no different. 100% trouble free until  
> I made the "pull-it-out and then pull-it-in" mistake and no start.
>
> I KNOW that pulling the plugs and cleaning the fuel off them or  
> swapping the Champion's back in (yes, I saved them) will solve the  
> problem, but WHY?  I know this happens to other V8s, so what causes  
> it?
>
> Ben
> '91 5 Speed
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