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Old 01-04-2007, 08:12 AM
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What would cause a spark plug to have a redish color around the electrode? I changed the plugs on the Dodge and 2 of them were this way. I've never seen anything like that before.
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Old 01-04-2007, 08:21 AM
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Only time I have seen this is with fuel additives.
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Could be. I did run a can of Seafoam through it a while back.
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Seafoam did the same to mine a few sets back. No big deal, mine still worked fine.
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some of my bosch plugs i took out of my car last year were like that, i was told they were just oxydized (sp?)
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That's a relief. I saw them and was like WTF!?
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It sometimes caused by a detergent in the gasoline or cleaners like SeaFoam. No big deal. Keep on keeping on.
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I was almost hoping that it was something really bad so I'd make myself trade the truck in on a new Dodge 4x4 dually
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I have seen it with Fuel additives such as Torco and NOS.
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