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Jun 5, 2004 | 06:43 PM

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Does anyone have any links or does anyone feel like typing and explaining to me how to read plugs? Because I'm taking my plugs out and I would like to know if my miss could be caused by a leaky injector, etc. Thanks...

Jun 5, 2004 | 07:15 PM

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Very tricky subject, try to explain what they look like or post pics

Jun 5, 2004 | 07:27 PM

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Whenever I get the plugs out, should be next week sometime or whenever my damn longtubes get in...I will take pics of the plugs.

Jun 5, 2004 | 07:29 PM

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cool, have fun cause I know they are a real PITA

Jun 5, 2004 | 08:14 PM

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I'll have the manifolds off, I'm installing Jet-Hot LTs next week

Jun 7, 2004 | 12:34 PM

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Slightly tan porcelin(sp?)tip with no "gunk", very little to no carbon buildup, and no oil on the spark plug tip/gap. Thats a pretty basic plug description if you are looking for a quick and easy answer.

Jun 7, 2004 | 01:09 PM

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You can try either Chilton's or Haye's one of the two or both have a color page of the plug read variations.

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Jun 7, 2004 | 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BRETTINATOR

You can try either Chilton's or Haye's one of the two or both have a color page of the plug read variations.

Yeah that's cool, I saw one of those pages once. I even read a good article in Popular Hot Rodding or some similar mag last year that had a big ole write up about plugs. If I could find the mag, I'd tell ya which one it was so you could get one but I ain't got a clue as to where to start to look for it.