my spark plugs are shocking each other!! what to do??

suprafanatic

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so i replaced my spark plugs, the wires are the same as i had on it... started the car and it was idling rough. went to the front of the car and you can hear the spark plugs making a wierd noise like there shocking somthing, it was darker out side and i could see some zapping going on right under the wire pack. i have no idea why there doing this? any ideas?
 

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The process is called ionization, where an electrical discharge through a gas causes an imbalance in the number of electrons or protons in their atoms or molecules. In this case oxygen and nitrogen. The result is plasma. One of the various ways excited atoms lose the energy and return to their normal state is radiatively, meaning that a photon is released to carry the energy away. These photons produce the visible light you're seeing. Does that help? ;)
 

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Got a chuckle out of that myself...good one JJ :biglaugh:

Yep...time for new plug wires!
 

jdub

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Good for now...you need to get a new set. Only a matter of time before another one starts the "light show" again ;)
 

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cheap out and youll be stranded pretty soon. my dad tried to fix his with electrical tape :)
 

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jetjock said:
The process is called ionization, where an electrical discharge through a gas causes an imbalance in the number of electrons or protons in their atoms or molecules. In this case oxygen and nitrogen. The result is plasma. One of the various ways excited atoms lose the energy and return to their normal state is radiatively, meaning that a photon is released to carry the energy away. These photons produce the visible light you're seeing. Does that help? ;)

So this is the same principle that flourescent lights work with.