I have noticed my engine is magnetized. I have been pulling my hair out due to an intermittent miss it has. What would cause this magnetic effect? I can not recall ever seeing this problem before. I have found that part of my miss problem is a couple of plug wire were burned inside the boot, one at the cap and the other on the plug.

 

Well, I haven't heard of this happening, but my most logical guesses would be that you have a short on the power wire going to the coil, or your alty has a short. I'd think that your alty is more likely, but I've never heard of this before. It's basically turning your engine into an electromagnet?

 

Your engine is a magnet because its iron...

An alternator shorting out will merely cause the regulator to fail, and a coil shorting out will not allow the engine to run.

 

how did you discover this?

 

it's not a magnet because it's iron. iron can become magnetized, but magnets are typically made with graphite. the only other thing i can think of for it to become magnetized is plug wire shorting or the motor's building up static from something, which i suppose can screw with electrical systems through some sort of overcharge. get the alty tested and see if that's overcharging. other than that, i've got nothing.

 

Could it be the pulley on your alternator is magnetized? this generally happens if the field coil wire to the regulator is shorted to power.

 

You should be able to demagnetize your engine by stickin a chain or wire From your frame into the soil, then change your plug wires and see if the problem reocures. However I agree I think it has some thing to do with the alt, idk but it sounds like the most plausible thing.

 

Iron and Nickel are the only common magnetic elements, graphite is a mineral - a form of Coal which is mostly carbon - not magnetic. Graphite is magnetized by nickel or rare earth metals that are magnetic. Most rare earth elements are radioactive, so they don't get used in large quantities, and they are really expensive.

Demagnetizing is only accomplished by extreme heat.

Magnetism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron

 

maybe aliens are screwing with you

 

Sammy Hagar might be able to help with this

 

I think your misunderstanding him, I dont think he's saying he can stick a magnet to his motor. He's saying his motor is a magnet.

a : lodestone b : a body having the property of attracting iron and producing a magnetic field external to itself; specifically : a mass of iron, steel, or alloy that has this property artificially imparted

 

I want to follow this. Very interesting.

 

well, if the alty isn't overcharging or if you don't have a plug wire shorting out on the motor, you should tell the guiness book of world records about this because this sounds pretty awesome.

 

One good thing. He can pick all the GM And Dodge parts up off the road and start his own parts store.

 

I would absolutely love for you to make an attempt to explain this and exactly what it means.

The only thing I misunderstand is exactly how much gasoline you have to huff to come up with a compilation of thought processes that would make anybody think an engine could become magnetized in opposition to the earth.

I'm aware of what a lodestone is, they are large deposits of iron or nickel in the earth's crust that distort other magnetic devices such as compasses and cellular telephones. Ever been walking in the mountains and had your compass go nuts? You're probably over a large deposit of hematite or taconite. Hematite is about 70% iron, taconite is about 30% iron.