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Date:         Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:40:21 -0400
Reply-To:     "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Daniel L. Katz" <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel system...follow up

p.s. if extreme amounts of gasoline are being injected, then plugs may be black and wet with gasoline.

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:30:55 -0400, Daniel L. Katz <katzd54@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

>ryan: > >5 mi is an extremely short distance to produce fouled plugs. > >if dry deposits, then carbon fouling due to incomplete combustion, perhaps >very rich mixture, perhaps other - would expect black smoke out tailpipe. > >if oily, then poor oil control and time to check compression - would >expect bluish smoke out talpipe. > >hate to bring it up, but oil level too high in engine could possibly be >culprit. > >i wouldn't take van camping, but if i did for some reason, i'd bring tools >and a fresh set of plugs. > >don't pay any attention to single vs multi-electrode spark plug debate - >no relevance here. > >dan > > > >On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:10:06 -0400, Ryan Dawson <rdawson@UOGUELPH.CA> >wrote: > >>Hi everyone, >> >>Well, I thought that I had made the neccesary repairs and replacements to >my >>fuel mileage problem. Below is a list of the adjustments that I have >made: >> >>1. new fuel injectors (manufacturer - Echlin) >>2. new air filter >>3. new spark plugs (platinum) >>4. new oil and filter >> >>There are no leaks in the system, as far as I can tell. The problem is, I >>installed the spark plugs yesterday evening, and then drove about 5 >miles, and >>when I came back I realized that I forgot to check the gap spacing on >them. >>So, I took the plugs back out, and they were BLACK again! I'm going on a >>camping trip today and am hoping to get better fuel mileage than a Hummer! >>Does anyone have any ideas? Could it be that they are dirty due to the >>previous incomplete combustion? >> >>Any thoughts or theories are welcome! >> >>Thanks in advance, >>Ryan


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