At 10:04 PM 5/21/99 -0400, LARRY ELSWICK wrote:
>I just got back from a trip I almost
>wasn't able to take. My Spit spit
>and sputtered. After figuring out that
>plugs 1 and 2 were carbon fouled and
>replacing them I was on my way without further
>trouble. Upon returning home I pulled all the plugs
>and 3 and 4 were grayish-tan. Plugs 1 and 2 were
>carbon covered. My idle still seems rich; you can
>smell the gas. This one really has me scratching my head.
>Please help! Thanks!
Intake manifold leak on Cyls 3 & 4? Or as I mentioned before, a compression
test and valvetrain inspection/adustment seems called for.
FYI all the plugs in my '79 were uniform in fouling when my carb was bad.
Thats why I suspect your problem is elsewhere.
Atwell Haines
>Larry
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