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air coming from spark plug hole???

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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 06:43 PM
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air coming from spark plug hole???
changed my spark plugs today, the first one i did, the one under the oil cap, there was a cool flow of air coming out of it... i didn't feel anything coming from the other holes though. weird

anyone know what this could be?
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 07:56 PM
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Exhaust valves open with wind blowing into tailpipe?
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 10:00 PM
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Exhaust valves open with wind blowing into tailpipe?
It is pretty windy today. Could be. But there's nothing coming out of the other holes.
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 05:05 PM
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Put the plugs back in and do a compression and leakdown test.
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Old Oct 15, 2013 | 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by OPENA(671)
It is pretty windy today. Could be. But there's nothing coming out of the other holes.
There's only 1 exhaust valve open at a time.
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