Worst Plugs You've Seen. Also, Doug?

Kinja'd!!! "benjrblant" (benjblant)
10/22/2017 at 23:46 • Filed to: None

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Helped with some wrenching: It’s always enjoyable on a lovely fall day and some beautiful old Land Cruisers. Until...

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Enhance!

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Yeah. It was bad. The poor thing was barely running- stuttering and sputtering, inconsistent idle and poor/rough acceleration. New plugs, wires, cap, rotor, engine oil and filter, air filter, belts, a carb tune, and timing adjustment brought loads of life back to a friend’s 1984 FJ60.

Late in the morning, the FJ60's owner took a call. He came back shortly to continue with the wrenching, and explained that his friend just called about a VW Phaeton W12 that he was about to drive for a review. Hmm, that’s kind of niche, I thought. “Yeah, I feel like you’d like Doug’s stuff.”

“Doug?”

“Yeah, Doug Demuro. Do you know him?”

“...WHAT?”

“Yeah, He’s one of my really good friends. We went to high school together, I was at his wedding a few months ago.”

Holy shit son. Small, small world.

But fuck, those spark plugs were bad.


DISCUSSION (5)


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > benjrblant
10/23/2017 at 00:47

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A little back and forth with the ol’ wire brush and they’re good as new!


Kinja'd!!! Steve in Manhattan > benjrblant
10/23/2017 at 01:00

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No platinum left ... amazing they fired at all.


Kinja'd!!! McMike > benjrblant
10/23/2017 at 05:45

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The poor thing was barely running- stuttering and sputtering, inconsistent idle and poor/rough acceleration.

I traced down a misfire once on one of my vans, and it was due to a spark plug. The center electrode was missing.

Never seen that happen before or since. I took a look at the plug, then at the engine, back to the plug, then put it back in and drove to the store.


Kinja'd!!! Doug DeMuro > benjrblant
10/23/2017 at 15:11

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Aww. Small world indeed — Joe is my best friend, and he wasn’t just at my wedding, he was my best man! Also one lesson I have learned from knowing him and others: Land Cruiser people are, invariable, good people!


Kinja'd!!! benjrblant > Doug DeMuro
10/23/2017 at 15:16

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I’m perpetually surprised by the quantity and quality of great friends I’ve made through Land Cruisers. Glad you stopped by! Hope things are going well at auto\trader.com_doug\over\steer=?demuro.