The tubes, when I pulled them out with the loosened plugs were not too bad,
it was when I put my compression tester into the S_P hole that I noticed
that all this sludge had creeped into and over the opening that bothered me.
This was constantly being plunged into my compression tester during
cranking.
Dave
>From: roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: 58 HEMI spark plug recess
>Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 14:18:50 +1100 (EST)
>
>Hi all,
>My 55 had the same problem when I tuned it the first
>time. I just pulled the tubes and cleaned them in
>solvent. After they were cleaned and new plugs were
>installed the car smoked for the first few minutes
>after start up. I was told by a mechanic that worked
>on these cars for years that: this is general practice
>in the automotive industry for the early hemi.
>RC Billings, Montaaaanaaaa
>
> --- Hugh & Therese <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dave,
> >
> > What do you mean by spark plug recess? I would
> > guess you mean the long
> > aluminum tube that shields the plug from all the oil
> > sloshing around inside
> > the valve cover. If this is the case, keeping them
> > entirely free of oil is
> > probably impossible. Somehow, a residual amount of
> > oil manages to see in
> > there. The sludge is worse than it looks. I doubt
> > any kind of flushing
> > will stop the problem. Going out on a limb, the
> > tube is light aluminum, in
> > between the iron of the block and the iron, or
> > steel, of the spark plug.
> > Differences in how these metals react to heat
> > probably causes a gap to
> > briefly exist.
> >
> > Or, the gap between the top of the tube and the
> > valve covers does not deal
> > perfectly.
> >
> > I hope I am not barking up the wrong tree. (Or
> > barking mad, for that
> > matter.)
> >
> > Hugh
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Ford" <daveford1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:48 AM
> > Subject: IML: Dirty 58 HEMI
> >
> >
> > > I just acquired my first 58 Imperial (with the
> > claim of 44k orig. miles).
> > I
> > > had to clean some plugs to get it running and
> > couldn't help notice the
> > oily
> > > sludge sitting in the sparkplug recess'. Is there
> > a recommended practice
> > > for cleaning or flushing and old engine that may
> > not ever seen detergent
> > > oil?
> >
> >
> >
> >
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