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Last edited by jamiet757 (2008-05-21 20:17:22)
it's not a diesel._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Unless his truck uses normal fuel and not diesel, he doesnt have spark plugs.
He's describing an intermittent problem. Dead cylinders are not intermittent._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
I still say not all of his cylinders are working. When he gets to the amount of revs required to keep the engine running and switch gears, his engine doesnt give the power it needs.
He says he sometimes sputters and sometimes he stalls. When you just went 1 gear up, you need to keep the revs going up. If the engine is tuned in such a way that it requires all 4/6/8 cylinders to work, it will cease it to do because the engine can not give the right amount of power.Reciprocity wrote:
He's describing an intermittent problem. Dead cylinders are not intermittent._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
I still say not all of his cylinders are working. When he gets to the amount of revs required to keep the engine running and switch gears, his engine doesnt give the power it needs.
Last edited by jamiet757 (2008-05-21 20:39:34)
Spark plugs dont give sparks the whole time the engine is running. Either we are talking about the ignition spark plugs{which I ment} or the spark plugs at the mouth of the cylinder which in that case could be an issue aswell.jamiet757 wrote:
Um, no....Spark plugs are the reason cars work, unless it is a diesel, which a Ford ranger is not.
Last edited by _NL_Lt.EngineerFox (2008-05-21 20:40:41)
Yes they do._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Spark plugs dont give sparks the whole time the engine is running.jamiet757 wrote:
Um, no....Spark plugs are the reason cars work, unless it is a diesel, which a Ford ranger is not.
Last edited by jamiet757 (2008-05-21 20:40:09)
The spark constantly has to be produced or else you would get on pump of the piston and then nothing would happen.jamiet757 wrote:
Yes they do._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Spark plugs dont give sparks the whole time the engine is running.jamiet757 wrote:
Um, no....Spark plugs are the reason cars work, unless it is a diesel, which a Ford ranger is not.
Glow plugs do not "glow" the entire time the engine is running, just to start it.
See my last edited post.Ryan wrote:
The spark constantly has to be produced or else you would get on pump of the piston and then nothing would happen.jamiet757 wrote:
Yes they do._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Spark plugs dont give sparks the whole time the engine is running.
Glow plugs do not "glow" the entire time the engine is running, just to start it.
With glow plugs on the other hand, yea, one time and then the engine runs by itself. The diesel compresses and ignites itself.
Could it be that his cylinders and pistons are seizing a bit?
There is only 1 kind of spark plug, the plug that sits in the top of the cylinder that ignites the fuel._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Spark plugs dont give sparks the whole time the engine is running. Either we are talking about the ignition spark plugs{which I ment} or the spark plugs at the mouth of the cylinder which in that case could be an issue aswell.jamiet757 wrote:
Um, no....Spark plugs are the reason cars work, unless it is a diesel, which a Ford ranger is not.
Last edited by jamiet757 (2008-05-21 20:50:20)
That would only occur if you started a cold engine and keep pushing the gas pedal in neutral to warm up the engine.jamiet757 wrote:
The lack of lubrication causes a tremendous amount of heat to build up until the piston and cylinder literally melt together.
No that occurs if you do not change your oil regularly, it has nothing to do with a cold start and pushing the gas pedal._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
That would only occur if you started a cold engine and keep pushing the gas pedal in neutral to warm up the engine.jamiet757 wrote:
The lack of lubrication causes a tremendous amount of heat to build up until the piston and cylinder literally melt together.
Last edited by jamiet757 (2008-05-21 20:52:03)
that is remarkably wrong._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Spark plugs are in my mind only used with starting your car.
It is so wrong that I find it absolutely hilarious that he insists that it is right.Reciprocity wrote:
that is remarkably wrong._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Spark plugs are in my mind only used with starting your car.
Giving gas in neutral is actually more worse on an engine than giving it gas when in motion. On long term you shorten the life out of the engine because your cylinders/camshaft have had much worthless rotation.jamiet757 wrote:
No that occurs if you do not change your oil regularly, it has nothing to do with a cold start and pushing the gas pedal._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
That would only occur if you started a cold engine and keep pushing the gas pedal in neutral to warm up the engine.jamiet757 wrote:
The lack of lubrication causes a tremendous amount of heat to build up until the piston and cylinder literally melt together.
Pushing the gas in neutral only revs the engine, just like you do when you drive, only there is no load on it, so it is actually easier on the engine than driving would be, unless you are redlining it that is.
please stop posting in this thread._NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Giving gas in neutral is actually more worse on an engine than giving it gas when in motion. On long term you shorten the life out of the engine because your cylinders/camshaft have had much worthless rotation.