what causes this?

CRXFreak · Post by **CRXFreak** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:58 pm

ok so im having my block rebuilt and after i took the head off this is what it looked like

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any ideas of what causes this? i laid a straight edge across it and it wasnt showing that it was warped, ill check it again tomorrow but i am just trying to get some ideas of what it could be.

big pipe · Post by **big pipe** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:03 pm

bad plug/wire

CRXFreak · Post by **CRXFreak** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:10 pm

well i know the wire works, my buddy got shocked with it. when we were checking for spark a while back. but idk about hte plug but ill try that when i get it done and back together.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:01 am

see ryan A's post

5thgen · Post by **5thgen** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:15 am

#1 runs leaner?

RyanA · Post by **RyanA** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:07 pm

Either no spark and the chamber got REAL clean or you got coolant in there. I'd honestly suspect coolant. How did that piston look? If it was squeeky clean, I'd suspect coolant over anything else.

Also, Hondas typically run hottest on cylinder 3.

Gunmetal Si · Post by **Gunmetal Si** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:31 pm

RyanA;137635 wrote:Either no spark and the chamber got REAL clean or you got coolant in there. I'd honestly suspect coolant. How did that piston look? If it was squeeky clean, I'd suspect coolant over anything else.

Also, Hondas typically run hottest on cylinder 3.

thats what i thought

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:29 pm

RyanA;137635 wrote:Either no spark and the chamber got REAL clean or you got coolant in there. I'd honestly suspect coolant. How did that piston look? If it was squeeky clean, I'd suspect coolant over anything else.

Also, Hondas typically run hottest on cylinder 3.

really .. shit .. ok well thanks for that correction .. I was under the assumption from what i have read other places that it was number one.

edited my post for incorrect info

CRXFreak · Post by **CRXFreak** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:59 pm

ok so i looked at the top of the piston and i cant really tell a difference from before