<VV> Trip Not going well, update

[ChiefTAM@aol.com]

I just made it back from Stillwater OK with my cars.  I rented a U-haul full 
trailer and headed up there.  When we started the car to drive it on the 
trailer (110 4-speed by the way) It sounded OK to me.  They said that this was not 
the miss sound that had developed last night.  I heard no hammering or 
mechanical noise, so I don't think it is a valve seat or a broken valve.  The motor 
idle changed when we pulled off the  plug wire to the #6 cylinder, the one they 
said it was.  It came back up when we put the plug wire back on, but they 
thought it sounded a little weak.  It did run OK when we put it on the trailer.  
I haven't had time to check anything else, I figured as long as we had the 
trailer, I would use it.

I am really hoping that for some reason, the plug got fouled, maybe with some 
carbon or something, and it cleared itself out.  I am very happy that there 
is no banging or clanging noises in the cylinder.  I will check it out tomorrow 
when I can pull the plug.  Possible a valve spring getting weak.  Lifter 
didn't make noise so I don't think that failed.

My brother said as we were driving back to Texas that he hoped that it was 
something really simple like carbon fouling the plug, but if it was, he was 
going to feel pretty silly.  I agreed with him that I would rather be safe than 
sorry. 

I will let you all know what I find.

Todd Miller
Texas