From: greg marks (youdog99@msn.com)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 03:56:12 PDT
Found the problem!! I have a second engine with regular automotive plugs.
I swapped out two that looked suspicious and held the spark plug wires on
while the wife started it. Ran like a champ!!
So I'll order a set of new plugs today and have it going by the weekend.
Thanks to all for their help!
Greg
>From: "Thomas M McHugh" <tmmchugh@msn.com>
>To: "greg marks" <youdog99@msn.com>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Calling all experts - M38A1 - spark plug gap
>Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 23:06:50 -0400
>
>Greg,
>
>Gap is 0.030
>
>
>Tom McHugh, NJ
>1952 M38A1
>M-416 Trailer
>MVPA, MTA
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "greg marks" <youdog99@msn.com>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 7:51 PM
>Subject: [MV] Calling all experts - M38A1 - spark plug gap
>
>
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > I'm in the middle of a move and the dang'd M38A1 is misfiring on
>cylinder
> > #4. Cant find my service manual and know that I 'Guess-timated' my gap
>on
> > the plug.
> >
> > That didn't work.
> >
> > Can anybody throw me a bone and tell me the gap is supposed to be?
> >
> > Plug was all carbon'd up. I cleaned up this plug and re-installed.
>Lasted
> > one outing and fouled on the next weekend.
> >
> > I bought new plugs several months ago and 'someone' put them away for
>me.
> > 'She' nor I can find them. I'm hoping that these plugs fail after a
>while(2
> > years) and a new set will fix this carbon'd up plug. I really don't
>need
>to
> > find out that I have a wet cylinder.
> >
> > I welcome all comments, suggestions, etc.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > '53 M38A1
> > '48 CJ2A
> > '59 F100
> >
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