how are my spark plugs?
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (CD7power)
I see nothing wrong with them. Your probably worried because of the carbon build up, if your really worried about that just Seafoam the motor and that should go away.
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (inane)
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what the hell happened to urs ?
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what the hell happened to urs ?
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (inane)
look fine? you guys ok? ok, theres a bit too much carbon, meaning your running rich. you could have a plug too cold causing the buildup to not come off. also, the threads don't look too hot, mighta wanted to use anti seize with the new ones. check the threads in the head. also i see oil on them. was the gasket on the plug seated properly? looks like they werent torqued enough or the gasket on the plug fucked up. did you put on that oil yourself, or did it leak out? have you had any reliability issues? and yes, seafoam the motor, so if its not running rich, just carbon in it, itll clean it.
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What are those gapped to? That looks super small. Like smaller than .030. Or maybe it's just a bad angle.
*EDIT* Ok, only the 2nd picture looks like that. You can see in the first they they look normal.
*EDIT* Ok, only the 2nd picture looks like that. You can see in the first they they look normal.
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (Redline96LX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Redline96LX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">look fine? you guys ok? ok, theres a bit too much carbon, meaning your running rich. you could have a plug too cold causing the buildup to not come off. also, the threads don't look too hot, mighta wanted to use anti seize with the new ones. check the threads in the head. also i see oil on them. was the gasket on the plug seated properly? looks like they werent torqued enough or the gasket on the plug fucked up. did you put on that oil yourself, or did it leak out? have you had any reliability issues? and yes, seafoam the motor, so if its not running rich, just carbon in it, itll clean it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
There's not too much carbon. And if you look closely, they are BKR6's.. which is the proper heat range for pretty much every honda under an 11:1 comp ratio.
There will almost always be carbon on the base of a well used spark plug. From looking at them, you can see that there's virtually no carbon on the insulator (aka the white area). That is the main area of heat absorption. If he were running rich, the insulator would be signifacantly darker.
The plugs posted are fine. The threads have **** on them, that is ok. It's probably an old engine - or the plugs have been in for quite some time. That's not going to contribute to any driveability problems. The oil.. that is also fine. Your plug hole gaskets may have leaked a bit.. no big deal.
Anti-seize isn't always necessary. It's mostly used on plugs that don't utilize crush washers. Or engines with a non aluminum head.
There's not too much carbon. And if you look closely, they are BKR6's.. which is the proper heat range for pretty much every honda under an 11:1 comp ratio.
There will almost always be carbon on the base of a well used spark plug. From looking at them, you can see that there's virtually no carbon on the insulator (aka the white area). That is the main area of heat absorption. If he were running rich, the insulator would be signifacantly darker.
The plugs posted are fine. The threads have **** on them, that is ok. It's probably an old engine - or the plugs have been in for quite some time. That's not going to contribute to any driveability problems. The oil.. that is also fine. Your plug hole gaskets may have leaked a bit.. no big deal.
Anti-seize isn't always necessary. It's mostly used on plugs that don't utilize crush washers. Or engines with a non aluminum head.
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (Redline96LX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Redline96LX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">look fine? you guys ok? ok, theres a bit too much carbon, meaning your running rich. you could have a plug too cold causing the buildup to not come off. also, the threads don't look too hot, mighta wanted to use anti seize with the new ones. check the threads in the head. also i see oil on them. was the gasket on the plug seated properly? looks like they werent torqued enough or the gasket on the plug fucked up. did you put on that oil yourself, or did it leak out? have you had any reliability issues? and yes, seafoam the motor, so if its not running rich, just carbon in it, itll clean it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
damn this makes me nervous now. i didn't put oil on it or anything. when i took out the spark plugs, it already looked like that. any reliability issues? hmm i know i have really bad throttle response (like a lag or slack when tapped on the gas) AND the motor shakes (like a big drop) at 1000rpm when i rev it just a little and release the gas.
damn this makes me nervous now. i didn't put oil on it or anything. when i took out the spark plugs, it already looked like that. any reliability issues? hmm i know i have really bad throttle response (like a lag or slack when tapped on the gas) AND the motor shakes (like a big drop) at 1000rpm when i rev it just a little and release the gas.
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (Nameless RB26)
The 3rd one has more oil around the nut area than the others. 
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nameless RB26 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There's not too much carbon. And if you look closely, they are BKR6's.. which is the proper heat range for pretty much every honda under an 11:1 comp ratio.
There will almost always be carbon on the base of a well used spark plug. From looking at them, you can see that there's virtually no carbon on the insulator (aka the white area). That is the main area of heat absorption. If he were running rich, the insulator would be signifacantly darker.
The plugs posted are fine. The threads have **** on them, that is ok. It's probably an old engine - or the plugs have been in for quite some time. That's not going to contribute to any driveability problems. The oil.. that is also fine. Your plug hole gaskets may have leaked a bit.. no big deal.
Anti-seize isn't always necessary. It's mostly used on plugs that don't utilize crush washers. Or engines with a non aluminum head.</TD></TR></TABLE>
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nameless RB26 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">There's not too much carbon. And if you look closely, they are BKR6's.. which is the proper heat range for pretty much every honda under an 11:1 comp ratio.
There will almost always be carbon on the base of a well used spark plug. From looking at them, you can see that there's virtually no carbon on the insulator (aka the white area). That is the main area of heat absorption. If he were running rich, the insulator would be signifacantly darker.
The plugs posted are fine. The threads have **** on them, that is ok. It's probably an old engine - or the plugs have been in for quite some time. That's not going to contribute to any driveability problems. The oil.. that is also fine. Your plug hole gaskets may have leaked a bit.. no big deal.
Anti-seize isn't always necessary. It's mostly used on plugs that don't utilize crush washers. Or engines with a non aluminum head.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (f1z1c)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by f1z1c »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The 3rd one has more oil around the nut area than the others.
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That is ok.
It's 99% likely it seeped through the valve cover gasket. I've seen it a billion times.
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That is ok.
It's 99% likely it seeped through the valve cover gasket. I've seen it a billion times.
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Re: how are my spark plugs? (Nameless RB26)
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That is ok.
It's 99% likely it seeped through the valve cover gasket. I've seen it a billion times.</TD></TR></TABLE>
very true. i do see leakage on my valve cover seals.
That is ok.
It's 99% likely it seeped through the valve cover gasket. I've seen it a billion times.</TD></TR></TABLE>
very true. i do see leakage on my valve cover seals.
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