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Re: 85 Chev MH 5.7L toasted #5 piston: Why?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 4/13/2005 7 Replies

This is most likly a case of cross fire. When the two plug wires are routed together the one will induce the #5 and cause it to fire at about 50* or so BTDC which caused the detonation you see. Check the routing of the plug wires. If you routed them together y... Login to read more.

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