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Subject:Re: 85 wbx miss at idle...update =)
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:04:25 -0500

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Daniel L. Katz wrote:

> if the "knock" refered to below at idle is a hammering sound, that is not
> engine ping.

I've always thought 'spark knock' was a poor choice of term for describing
pinging.  It sounds more like marbles being dropped into a coffee can.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia
'86 Volvo 240DL wagon