Hey guys -- okay, this is my first "issue" where the car won't run. What happened was there was a heater hose hanging into the carb rod, so I was going to cut about an inch or so off one end so it wouldn't hang so low and thus, fix the problem.
Well, when I started into one end of the hose, it started falling apart as I twisted it off the fitting. No big deal, I had towels down and all, but I was not expecting this much fluid to come out. It was like a gusher! I ended up losing about a half gallon of coolant before it stopped. Question why so much fluid came out of a top hose, I guess can be asked at a later time, but anyway, what ultimately happened was coolant dripped down into the low spots where the sparkplugs are seated. I soaked it up as best I could, but after replacing the hose, I went to start the car and it would not start.
Brilliant deduction I know, but I assume the coolant must have gotten the plugs wet, causing them not to fire. So never having owned a flathead before, I've never had this "experience" before. Dumb question is -- will the plugs dry out on their own eventually? Do I need to pull them and clean them? Do I need to replace them, and if so, do I just put the new ones in and I'm good to go?
I have gapped and changed plugs before but they were on v8s and v6s, so I'm just unfamiliar with the process on a flathead 6. Thanks for any info.
Well, when I started into one end of the hose, it started falling apart as I twisted it off the fitting. No big deal, I had towels down and all, but I was not expecting this much fluid to come out. It was like a gusher! I ended up losing about a half gallon of coolant before it stopped. Question why so much fluid came out of a top hose, I guess can be asked at a later time, but anyway, what ultimately happened was coolant dripped down into the low spots where the sparkplugs are seated. I soaked it up as best I could, but after replacing the hose, I went to start the car and it would not start.
Brilliant deduction I know, but I assume the coolant must have gotten the plugs wet, causing them not to fire. So never having owned a flathead before, I've never had this "experience" before. Dumb question is -- will the plugs dry out on their own eventually? Do I need to pull them and clean them? Do I need to replace them, and if so, do I just put the new ones in and I'm good to go?
I have gapped and changed plugs before but they were on v8s and v6s, so I'm just unfamiliar with the process on a flathead 6. Thanks for any info.
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