The disconnected wire was on the opposite side of the motor but that is an interesting theroy Metalguy.
There was no noted ring damage but there definately was no aluminum transfer. After reading franza's comments, I am of the mind that it was likely foreign material and not due to the...
I tend to agree but here is the Hypothesis:
The remaining 7 cylinders are subjected to increased stress building excessive heat causing the damage.
What else could cause a 4 year old motor, properly maintained with 50k miles to score a cylinder? The plug wire is the only "out of...
Is it possible to score a cylinder from a plug wire being disconnected? Specifically, a plug wire that is NOT the cylinder that scores? This is in a medium duty truck applicaiton.
