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cleaning plugs

Post by dingo » Fri Jul 15, 2011 10:25 pm

from my Dad on how to clean blackened spark plugs

" In a small glass bowl of water and efferdent (or equivalent) overnight
Came out pristine. "
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Re: cleaning plugs

Post by Hippie » Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:13 am

Love that tip! Whoda thunk?
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Post by RSorak 71Westy » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:45 pm

Thats a slow way a much faster one is to just heat the end with a propane torch turns back to white in a few seconds.
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Re: cleaning plugs

Post by Amskeptic » Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:23 am

RSorak 71Westy wrote:Thats a slow way a much faster one is to just heat the end with a propane torch turns back to white in a few seconds.

And for those of us without a propane torch, just lean out the mixture until it stumbles and hit the highway hard, same thing.
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I also swap plugs at cleaning time, any rich or slightly oiled plug goes into a cleaner plug's spot.
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Re: cleaning plugs

Post by dingo » Sun Jul 17, 2011 3:41 pm

whats wrong with slow ? does everything have to be instant drive-thru ??


besides if are sleeping, no precious time wasted with propane torches..
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Re: cleaning plugs

Post by hambone » Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:20 pm

It's kinda nice putting in fresh new plugs once in a while. They're not THAT expensive.
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Re: cleaning plugs

Post by Hippie » Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:06 pm

+1
Except I ruined a head trying to get one out recently. I like shiny new plugs. They seem to make it instantly run better...but I know its prolly in my tiny mind.
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Re: cleaning plugs

Post by RSorak 71Westy » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:06 pm

My bus has had the same plugs in it since I built the engine. About 14K miles so far. Fouling plugs are not a sign of good things. They mean bad out of tune carb and or wore out engine, which a out of tune carb can cause in short order.
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