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Old 02-20-2008, 03:56 PM
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edit: I should also add that I was looking at the old plugs I pulled out of the motor earlier, and they look like they have a hard grey coating on them that I can chip off with my fingernail...only on one side of the electrode...the other side is much cleaner...they are all like this. I'm guessing this is carbon fouling?
Doesn't sound like it to me. Could it be oil fouling because of valve stem seals? Look at these links and tell us which picture is closest to your plugs:

http://www.dansmc.com/Spark_Plugs/Spark_Plugs_catalog.html

http://www.centuryperformance.com/spark2.asp
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