General Rotary Tech Support Use this forum for tech questions not specific to a certain model year
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by: CARiD

Reading Plugs 'pics'

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Feb 17, 2008 | 04:54 PM
  #1  
Nick_d_TII's Avatar
Thread Starter
Rotary Freak
Tenured Member 20 Years
iTrader: (6)
 
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 1,620
Likes: 6
From: Beaverton, OR
Reading Plugs 'pics'

Can you 'read' my spark plugs?







The plugs in the pictures are about 4-5kmi old, I've had them in my motor since being rebuilt in 2006. The motor has all emissions removed, running premix (1oz to 1gal).
Stock turbo w/ rtek 1.5 w/ cas pulled about 1 deg to ward off detonation from boost creep up to 15psi. UNSAFE I KNOW! I'm going to be hopefully tuning it soon via RTEK 2.1 and PLX WB so I will set the timing (cas) back to fsm specs soon.

I want your thoughts...
Reply
Old Feb 17, 2008 | 05:33 PM
  #2  
George84's Avatar
I am back
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 829
Likes: 0
From: Highland, IL near St. Louis
Here you go.
http://www.verrill.com/moto/sellingg...colorchart.htm
Reply
Old Feb 18, 2008 | 07:26 AM
  #3  
RETed's Avatar
Lives on the Forum
Tenured Member 10 Years
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 26,664
Likes: 22
From: n
Looks pretty normal...

If anything, you've got uneven center electrode wear...
I dunno what the order of the plugs are?
#3 is the least eroded - gotta be one of the trailings?
#4 looks the worst eroded - gotta be one of the leadings?



-Ted
Reply
Old Feb 26, 2008 | 08:01 PM
  #4  
GentlemenVII's Avatar
Full Member
Tenured Member 05 Years
 
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 119
Likes: 0
From: Canada
I am thinking that the ones on the right are for the front rotor? The left for the rear rotor?
Reply
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 01:34 AM
  #5  
Twofer's Avatar
I am the stig.
Tenured Member 15 Years
 
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 614
Likes: 3
From: San Diego, CA
How about mine?







I thought I had a picture of all 4, but don't know where it went.
Attached Thumbnails Reading Plugs 'pics'-fc-plugs2.jpg   Reading Plugs 'pics'-fc-plugs1.jpg   Reading Plugs 'pics'-fc-o2sensor.jpg  
Reply
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 09:16 AM
  #6  
aaron1017's Avatar
Magic Triangles no more!
 
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 285
Likes: 0
From: Tampa, FL
Plugs look pretty normal for a rotary.
Reply
Old Feb 27, 2008 | 07:53 PM
  #7  
alexdimen's Avatar
TANSTAFL
Tenured Member 15 Years
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,770
Likes: 128
From: Richmond, Va.
They look normal to me too.

If you guys are talking about reading as in a rich/lean condition, you can't tell much fromt hose pics.

You have to actually do a plug chop, where you cut down the threaded part and read the base of the insulator. That's how you tune carbs on a budget.
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
trickster
2nd Generation Specific (1986-1992)
25
Jul 1, 2023 04:40 PM
The1Sun
New Member RX-7 Technical
9
Mar 18, 2018 11:08 PM
alphawolff
1st Generation Specific (1979-1985)
17
Nov 17, 2015 05:57 PM
befarrer
Microtech
3
Aug 22, 2015 05:52 PM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:32 PM.