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Re: Can ignition pick up unit detect valve problems correctly?
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 3/4/2013

Valve seating issues cause turbulence in the cylinder, it manifests like hash or spikes in the spark line. It is not definitive though, it only tells you you have a problem, one way to identify it is use a spark tester external to the cylinder to ensure that h... Login to read more.