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May 24, 2009 | 05:02 PM

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From: Barto PA

spark plug ?

changed my plugs and it has red tint on the center. Nvr seen that before. COuld it just be from the seafoam i ran in it or something else?

May 26, 2009 | 06:53 PM

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ive got that too. two sets of plugs. ive asked around but no one has realy said what it could be. id be interested to know as well. ive never run sea foam so i dont think its that. i bet if you pull your up stream o2s you will find them red as well like mine.

May 26, 2009 | 07:10 PM

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changed my plugs and it has red tint on the center. Nvr seen that before. COuld it just be from the seafoam i ran in it or something else?

reddish or purple coloring can be from additives in lower quality gasoline.

what type of gas do you use?

May 26, 2009 | 10:14 PM

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like most people i bounce to where ever is the cheapest and always 93. the fist time i put plugs in i thought it was due to octane booster. i had stopped using it a year prior to pulling the first set so i figured it was just left over. the second set shouldnt have seen any trace of octane booster so only thing i could figure was poor fuel quality. no one else ever talked about it tho and ive never seen that before on other engines so i wasnt sure what to think.

May 27, 2009 | 06:41 AM

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Premium fuel (as in octane rating) doesn't mean it is quality fuel.

Are you using 93 from Bob's Gas Shack or a decent place like Sunoco?

May 27, 2009 | 06:43 AM

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it's normal...

May 27, 2009 | 11:28 PM

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From: Barto PA

ya i run sunoco 93 only in my car.

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May 28, 2009 | 07:00 PM

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rust? coolant?

May 29, 2009 | 11:44 PM

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From: Barto PA

probably that seafoam stuff then.. stuff makes my car run great on that tank i added the stuff in lol. I was wondering if it was coolant cause it was alittle low. No idea what the last owner did to it so was kindof wtf when i saw the red on the plugs lol.