[Flieger]

Well, I am going to go pick up some spark plugs for my BMW. They were changed not too long ago. We normally do them every year. One cylinder appears to burn more oil than the others. I think #3 but anyway it starts misfiring when under load like on the freeway and I start going up a hill. Yesterday afternoon the car was running fine for about half way. When I went up the big hill above Gaviota I noticed some light misfiring but only when I was really putting it under a lot of load. Downshifting ad slowing down a bit cleared the problem up. That is not unusual for the car. But then it just kept getting worse to the point that I could only give it 50% throttle in any gear. I could just manage 70mph on the flat, but going up the Conejo grade I was doing 50mph, third gear.

But, sure enough, when I shut the car off at home and waited a half hour or so as I unpacked my stuff, the problem went away. My dad drove it and it was fine. I drove it today and it was fine. The poltergeist seems to have left.

But we want to have the plugs handy just in case. We are going to inspect them tomorrow.

Anyone care to guess what the issue might have been?