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Old 12-19-2009, 05:15 PM
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Re: Oops, it expoded.

You may have old spark plug wires that are 'leaking' spark energy. When this happens, you get almost-random sparking anywhere the wires run close to a ground, like the engine block or valve covers, etc.

If the valve cover itself was not well-grounded, the spark energy could have induced a spark internally, inside the valve cover area.
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