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Spark plug analysis

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7 years 3 days ago #29529 by Cookie21
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How would you interpret this discoloration of a single spark plug
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7 years 3 days ago #29532 by jreardon
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I have never touched a spark plug before but that looks like rust on the left. Does it feel like rust?

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7 years 3 days ago #29533 by Cookie21
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Yes it was more rusty than this but i kinda wiped it down not planning on posting a picture of it

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7 years 3 days ago #29534 by jreardon
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Put one rusty spark plug in, leave rest out, and watch the coolant for bubbling during cranking.
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7 years 2 days ago #29552 by Andy.MacFadyen
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Red-Orange OAT coolant leaking into the combustion chamber discolours the spark plug and combustion chamber
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7 years 2 days ago #29562 by Tyler
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Agree with the coolant suggestions. Are you chasing some kind of misfire or overheating issue?

I've also seen fuel additives make plugs that color, but they also discolor all the plugs evenly.

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