Once you've done that, I would stop the engine and pull the spark
plugs out of those cylinders that are missing (and disconnect all 4 plug wires).
Not exact matches
An old trick for this is to remove a spark
plug, then feed a length
of string into the
cylinder through the spark
plug hole, leaving enough string hanging
out to pull it all
out when done.
I thought
of simply taking the
plugs out and introducing a measured amount
of the mixture into each
cylinder with a syringe.
Also, if it's the rubber stuck to the spark
plug which is holding it in place, consider taking the spark
plug and all back
out, separate the
plug from it outside
of the
cylinder head, then pull the rubber
out and go after it again.
So, turned
out that the spark
plug wire on one
of the
cylinders unsettled.
The next time
out, the same
cylinder, brand new spark
plug blew
out again, same deal, melted electrode and the whole center
of the
plug blown
out of the engine.
Before starting the car, I would leave the
plugs out and crank it using the starter motor to blow any excess oil
out of the
cylinders.
Could there be a
plug inside the
cylinder fluid intake valve (kind
of like it was inside the line
out valve, I assume to prevent dust from coming in) that I should have taken
out before installation?
What I've done when bringing an engine «
out of retirement» is to remove the
plugs, spray some WD - 40 (any light oil would probably work) into the
cylinders, wait five minutes to let it work its way down to the rings, then crank the engine (with the
plugs still
out) until I see good oil pressure (usually just a few seconds).
The
plug - in hybrid's three -
cylinder 1.5 - liter gasoline engine cranks
out 231 hp and 236 lb ft
of torque; add in an electric motor and the combined output jumps to 362 hp and 420 lb ft.. A six - speed automatic is the only available gearbox.
So once again, the qualities
of direct gasoline injection featured in this engine come
out very clearly, piezo - injectors positioned in the
cylinder head between the valves and therefore in the immediate vicinity
of the spark
plugs ensuring particularly precise dosage
of fuel and a clean combustion process.
With the aid
of simulations for the fuel mixture and the combustion process, the pistons have been designed with special piston bowl geometry which concentrates the lean mixture in the area around the spark
plug and prevents it from spreading
out towards the
cylinder wall.
Now in its second generation, the Volt is a
plug - in hybrid car equipped with a four -
cylinder engine that takes over when the battery runs
out of electricity.