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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 03:41 PM
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plug colors?
i just took out my plugs, there was a conciderable amount of white on them? i thought white = detonation?

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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 05:57 PM
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white=sulfur build up not sure about detenation
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 06:04 PM
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where would sulfur come from? whats it a bi-product of?
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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I believe its the same type out thing with the battary terminals, when the plugs spark I'm sure they have electromagnetic attraction
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 08:27 PM
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Doesn't a white spark plug mean its running lean or somthing along those lines?
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Old Oct 2, 2002 | 08:40 PM
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no way in hell my car is running lean its a 91 NA...when leading the way people following me always have to comment on how much my car reeks
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http://www.clubsi.com/spark_plug_tech.shtml

full break down on how to read plugs. Not sure how diffrent it'll be since rotary plugs aren't the 'normal' style of plug but should still give you a good idea i hope.

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