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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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What does time out spark mean and how does it work?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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I don't know what time out spark is, but you've posted this same thing four times.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Now there's three of us that don't know, we just need one more, and all the post's will be covered.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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Now that makes three of us that don't know the answer to the question. We just need one more and all the post's will be covered.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:17 PM
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Don't have a clue what your asking but I would assume it means that the spark plug called a time out during the football game this weekend.
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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....time out spark.....

the time required to take out the #8 spark plug......
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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In 30+ years of working on cars and trucks professionally, I've never heard this term. Where did you run across it?
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Old Nov 14, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeC4
....time out spark.....

the time required to take out the #8 spark plug......
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