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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 10:52 AM
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Lately, in the morning only, my car has a hard time starting. I usually have to give it alot of gas to get it started and it has never done this before. I took out the plugs just simply to check them and they were coated white around the node and the prongs. One of my friends keeps on insisting that I am running lean. Is there anyway to check it easily as well as change it, keeping in mind I have a dinan chipped ecu?
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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I was also wondering could I simply just reset my ecu?
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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bump for any info
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:03 PM
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there's no way besides looking at the spark plugs to diagnose running lean unless you have a wideband o2 sensor.

post a picture of your plugs maybe...?
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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too blurry.

use the macro button on the camera to take close pictures. It should be an icon that shows a flower depending on what camera you have.
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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that looks normal, but you should try ngk's instead of those bosche's.
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Old Jun 22, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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fours suck never run them on a honda always have had bad experences with them. run like single prong
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:19 PM
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yeah I will I just did it to settle a bet and now I won a pack of 4 ngk iridium IX's. I think these ought to do it.
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