<VV> Flying Sparkplug

[MarK Durham]

LOL, am I the only one here that sees spark plugs out on the road?
It happens. But I have never seen a properly torqued plug end up in the
battery tray. :):)
Mark Durham
Hauser, ID
On Sep 4, 2015 8:21 AM, "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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