Posted by John T on November 23, 2008 at 16:29:48 from (66.244.97.31):
In Reply to: Spark plug questions posted by wallacedw on November 23, 2008 at 15:38:38:
Wallace, generally speaking, a flat black colored smooth sooty coating is excess unburned gas while an uneven shinier wet black looking deposit is an oil burner. That cylinder may have low compression,,,,,,,,,,burned/leaky valve,,,,,,broken piston ring,,,,,,Id run a compression check on it. Id also replace the plug wire to that plug and if theres any doubt whatsoever as far as the distributor cap (for that terminal) Id replace it. A good general tune up of points n condensor and cap and rotor and wires wouldnt hurt as its not all that expensive and a set of fresh MATCHED plugs.
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