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- From: iceman@camelot.bradley.edu (Christopher Ice)
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- Subject: Re: Dirty spark plug, how to fix?
- Message-ID: <iceman.721174113@camelot>
- Date: 7 Nov 92 22:08:33 GMT
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- Well, if it was running rich, ALL of the plugs would be "dirty"...not just
- one. This leads me to ask if it really isn't an oil-consumption problem in
- that particular cylinder. If that cylinder's rings are a little worn, oil
- squeezes into the cylinder and reacts in the combustion process creating a
- thick black soot that collects on the plug.
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- Well, you can clean the plug almost anyway you want. I have heard of people
- brushing it with kerosene, sanding them with fine sand-paper, steel-wool, wire
- brush...almost any way you want. You can't really hurt a plug, except if you
- chip/break the procelain or change the gap by being a little too assertive.
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- About the cylinder buring oil, I wouldn't worry about it. In a car that's
- almost 13 years old, it's not worth the trouble of tearing the engine apart
- unless there are other things to do...ie. all cylinders are blowing-by. A
- simple compression test will tell you if the cylinder is leaking or not.
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- I would be wary of the "carbuerator" repair your dealer has
- suggested...because, as I said, ALL the plugs would be dirty, not just one of
- them.
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