In a message dated 9/8/2000 6:04:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, pdooley@gte.net writes: > Isn't that theory negated if the quad plug only fires through one grounding > path? No, in the quad tip the spark in horizontal to the mixture and is not blocked by the electrode. In a single tip, the spark in vertical and is shielded by the electrode. The horizontal spark changes the shape of the flame kernel. Robert |
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