58 HEMI spark plug recess

[roger crabtree <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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?
> 
> 
> 
>