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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 09:00 PM
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Just swapped out the GP's and one tip was broken off. It seemed as if it had been broken off for a while though. Was just wondering if the tip had gone out of the exhaust? Or is it possible that it is still in the cylinder?
 
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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you might of got lucky and it went out the exhaust hopefully and if you think its been broken off for a while thats probably where it went
 
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 09:54 PM
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It happens, sounds like you got pretty lucky.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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is the tip of the broken one all sooted up? if so it might of passed threw, or is it still wedged in the top of the pistion.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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Yeah. Tip was sooted up. And engine ran fine and didn't make any wierd sounds.
 
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