I pulled plug #1 and it was a perfect tan. Had to run & attend to something at that point, but will be going out later to check the other 5. I did notice that the rotor was pretty corroded/burnt for the 8k mi on it. (Actually cap/rotor/plugs/wires all are nearly new @ 8k mi...)

With the belt on & the car in gear, I am getting a bit of noise from what sound like the vicinity of the right side of the dist. I might need to pull the front cover & look at the timing chain a bit closer just to be sure...

Any/all other ideas welcome...

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Currently:
1972 350SL Euro 4spd
1973 BMW R75/5
1981 BMW R80GS
1995 FZJ80 with OM606 Conversion In Progress