Mike Puckett
SCCoA Member
My 1st time trial ran Ok an 13.09 at 106 but my 2nd fell off to a 13.16 at 102, and another 13.26 at 102, and finally a 13.19 at 102. It was definitely laying down on the top end even though my 1/8 mi times were excellent. When I turned the corner after my last one it was missing badly. I went back to my pit and changed a suspect wire to no avail. It drove home more or less Ok albeit on 5 cyls. There were no clanks, clinks, clicks, thunks, rattles, or other mechanical noises, just the minute' crack of a spark on the right side if you got close enough. I just pulled the #1,2, & 3 plugs. #2 & 3 are Ok but #1 had the tip melted back into the plug, the finger was melted off and tip half of the porcelin insulator was gone. Other than the nonfiring cylinder it started up and ran fine this morning and the engine never faltered last night until it started missing at the end of the run, which I won by .04s. There is no coolant in the oil, it's still clear, or visa versa. No odd burnt smells from the plug opening. So the question is, have I done any real damage or should I just replug it and go racing next week. Where did all those little pieces go? Could it have hurt the piston or head gasket with no apparent indication? I wonder if that cylinder is running too lean? Maybe I should pull my chip if it's too lean on #1? Anybody been here before?