3 steps forward, 2 steps back(long winded
 

Well I posted here a couple of weeks ago that I had changed the plugs in my car.:) The car ran better than ever. For about a week and a half then a little miss at idle. Then it wouldn't even stay running.
I posted again about having prob with plug wires etc.
Ordered new plug wires on Fri. locally. Sorry Wayne,I could not wait a week or more.
Well today I couldn't stand it. The wires were supposed to be here this a.m. Now it will be late this afternoon.
So being so impatient I get off of work early and go home to see what else I can do.
So I start from scratch. I took out each new plug and replaced the old ones (yes I even saved them,thank god) . So after regapping each plug and cleaning them up a bit I tried to start the car.
When I got all six replaced the car started and ran like a flat six is supposed to.
Now here is a question for any plug experts out there.
I bought bosch platinum 2 plugs, they have a dual prong, instead of one and the prongs are at angles instead of perpindicular.
Are these plugs not right for my 3.2?
I assure you I won't be trying them again.
I bought the plugs at a local pep boys and they are bosch. Maybe the guy sold me wrong plugs although they did work for a while.
Any clues out there?:mad: :mad:

I put Bosch Platinum +2s in my car, and it immediately ran like crap. Go with Wayne's NGK plugs. They run great.

Well a good ending to a bad deal. I took the plugs back and got the bosch super that were in the car originally and I put brand new oem ignition wires on.
She runs liked a scalded pup now:D
Alls well that ends well.
Man I missed the music of the flat six when she running good and revved up

Jester:

Be absolutely sure the plugs are not backing out of the block on you. Did you R&R them cold? That is the way you are supposed to. When you removed them, did you think "Boy that came out easy."

Just a thought. I still put antiseize on my no matter what Pcar of America says.

John

Yea I did everything cold. I put plugs in and out 3 times in the last week so I can do all of them pretty quickly now
I am definitely going to school here learning to work on this car.
But when you get it right there is a deep satisfaction, of course when you get it wrong there is deep dispair:D

I am still finishing my '72 with 3.2 restoration and my 3.2 would not start. I only drive the car around my block and apparently I never let the engine get hot enough. All the plugs were fouled because the car ran rich on my short commutes. The car was having a helluva time trying to start with all the crap on the plugs. I changed my copper plugs to the Bosch Platinum 2's and now the car starts fine but dies after 5 secs. It also revs great for about 3 of those secs. This engine is twin plugged so I replaced 12 pugs. Could my problem be plug related also?

Thanks,

Jon