White Powder on spark plug?
10-19-2004, 05:32 AM
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White Powder on spark plug?
Just wondered if anyone knows what white powder all over the spark plug and spark plug wires means.
I tested my compression and got 205, 185, 195, 80(which has the white powder on it.
If it was just the head gasket why would it be even on the spark plug wires? Wouldn't it just be on the bottom of the spark plug?
I tested my compression and got 205, 185, 195, 80(which has the white powder on it.
If it was just the head gasket why would it be even on the spark plug wires? Wouldn't it just be on the bottom of the spark plug?
10-19-2004, 05:59 AM
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Re: White Powder on spark plug? (Mrspeaker)
White powder and low compression on one cylinder would suggest to me a blown head gasket.
For the white powder on the plug wire, it may that your sparky was not tight enough and caused some blowby?!?!?!? Maybe.
fs
For the white powder on the plug wire, it may that your sparky was not tight enough and caused some blowby?!?!?!? Maybe.
fs
10-19-2004, 08:52 AM
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Re: White Powder on spark plug? (filthy_shovel)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by filthy_shovel »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">White powder and low compression on one cylinder would suggest to me a blown head gasket.
For the white powder on the plug wire, it may that your sparky was not tight enough and caused some blowby?!?!?!? Maybe.
fs</TD></TR></TABLE>
So could that be the reason for the low compression, if it is somehow stripped or something? When i put the compression tester in it got dust on it too, even above the screw side.
Also... how long can a person drive like that, it seems as if the other 3 cylindars are good. Any danger to the rest of the engine if i drive like this for a while... i'm kind of short on funds right now.
For the white powder on the plug wire, it may that your sparky was not tight enough and caused some blowby?!?!?!? Maybe.
fs</TD></TR></TABLE>
So could that be the reason for the low compression, if it is somehow stripped or something? When i put the compression tester in it got dust on it too, even above the screw side.
Also... how long can a person drive like that, it seems as if the other 3 cylindars are good. Any danger to the rest of the engine if i drive like this for a while... i'm kind of short on funds right now.
10-21-2004, 04:30 PM
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Re: White Powder on spark plug? (Matrix_Zero)
comp is bad, your running verry lean. time for re-built, well maybe not complete rebuild but what the hell its allready open!
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