<VV> Flying Sparkplug

[Daniel Monasterio González]

Not common but, it happened to me, once, some twenty years ago. First and
only time while driving 'vairs by 47 years.

Daniel

On 04/09/15 10:21, "mvjacobi--- via VirtualVairs"
<virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

>Well, my 63 Monza keeps showing me new and interesting tricks.  Last
>Monday night coming home, engine running smooth and quiet, suddenly
>sounded like an M-80 firecracker going off in the engine bay followed by
>a horrible racket sounding like a lost muffler or worse.  Arriving home
>in the garage, light revealed that the number one spark plug had departed
>it's hole and wound up in the battery tray.  A helicoil later and the
>plug was reinstalled and the sparkplug wire which had been caught up in
>the fan belt, replaced.  I can't for the life of me figure how that plug
>came loose.  Its been in there for at least three years.  Now suddenly it
>goes flying out!  Question:  Does the Vair have a reputation for spitting
>out sparkplugs spontaneously?  In the more than 55 years of driving
>various cars, this is the first time I have encountered flying sparkplugs
>from any of them.   With the plug back in its place, the engine is back
>to running smoothly, as if nothing untoward had ever happened.  Anyone
>have experience with this type problem?
>  
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