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Aug 3, 2007 | 05:53 PM

VinnyT

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Spark plug thingamajing identification(pics)

WTF is this?? Not the spark plug, but the adapter thing.

Aug 3, 2007 | 05:56 PM

QKSLVR Z

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it kinda looks like something you would use to shoot air into the cylinders to keep the valves from falling when doing a valve spring swap.. you can hook up an air inline where you put the spark plug into

Aug 3, 2007 | 05:59 PM

mike348

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It looks like what you put on an oil burning cyl. to keep the plug clean

Aug 3, 2007 | 05:59 PM

Logansar

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screw in thing....

I have seen something like it years ago. You took out a spark plug, put the adaptor in and then attached a hose to the adapter... You air up a tire with it... In fact I just threw one away that was in my Mothers garage when she moved. I thought it would made a nice rolling fuel-air bomb... so I never used it.

If you pulled a plug out and the adapter was below it.. then I have no idea the purpose of it....

Aug 3, 2007 | 06:00 PM

fastphil

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It's a no foul adaptor. That cylinder must have a history of oil fouling that plug.

Aug 3, 2007 | 06:08 PM

tellefan

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Those have been around for years. Must have a problem with the rings or valves in that cylinder. David

Aug 3, 2007 | 07:00 PM

kornfreak_401

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it looks like a compression testor tool piece

Aug 3, 2007 | 07:36 PM

lil vette

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is used to stop a plug from fouling in an oil residue cylinder.
meaning, that cylinder has a history of fouling plugs.

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Aug 3, 2007 | 08:23 PM

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Okay, where did you find it? And 2 keep it away from my baby...

Aug 3, 2007 | 08:31 PM

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Bob CTS

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Quote:

Originally Posted by fastphil

It's a no foul adaptor. That cylinder must have a history of oil fouling that plug.

Dad has two sets of those in his tool box from the cars that he drove as a kid, good ole' oil burners as he said.
You do not see those much anymore, kind of rare.