What makes spark plugs red

Last edited: Jun 17, Joined Feb 7, Messages 11, Location lebanon,pa Website www. Click to expand Joined Oct 19, Messages 1, Location Tucson. The CO issue can be solved in one of two ways. Go through emissions with almost 0 CO, and then go fill it up with regular gas and run it for at least 10 miles to get the E85 out of the carb and fuel lines, as it will eat the rubber seals.

Alternative: go to Walgreens and buy a couple of bottles of rubbing alcohol and dump them into a quarter tank of gas or less. Then repeat above. Retarding the timing might also do the trick. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads 7. Colorado Emissions - Pre Replies 15 Views Oct 23, fjc-man.

Shark56 Oct 14, Replies 1 Views Oct 14, pjohnson. Carbon fouling, all plugs. BreakfastBeer Oct 7, Replies 18 Views Oct 12, Pighead. Replies 14 Views So, some of the symptoms, indicated by your spark plug color, have simple fixes. But, the main advantage to checking out your spark plug color is; for a quick diagnostic tool. Consequently, giving you a fairly good idea of; how well your engine is performing.

So, a spark plug can deliver, a weak spark or no spark at all for a variety of reasons:. Furthermore, it is important to remember that spark plugs; do not create heat, they can only remove heat. The spark plug works as a heat exchanger; by pulling unwanted thermal energy, away from the combustion chamber. New spark plugs need to be installed because, spark plugs, do NOT last forever.

One thing to keep in mind with respect to performance claims is that, spark plugs create horsepower. That is false. The […]. Having a oil leak in spark plug well, can produce a variety of problems.

Oil making its way into the spark plug wells, will drastically affect the engines performance. Consequently, leading to misfires, increased oil […]. Trying to find engine misfire causes, can be a little tricky and seem overwhelming to the average person.

Post by Tuner » Thu May 22, pm. Post by revolutionary » Thu May 22, pm. Post by jmarkaudio » Thu May 22, pm. Post by Tuner » Fri May 23, am. Post by jmarkaudio » Fri May 23, am. Post by randy » Fri May 23, am. Post by jmarkaudio » Fri May 23, pm. Privacy Terms. Quick links. What makes spark plugs kinda red in color? General engine tech -- Drag Racing to Circle Track. Post by drifter » Thu May 22, pm I built a chevy for a guys suburban with a melling torqer cam i think it was lift approx comp performer intake with a quadrajet carb the guys has been driving it around for almost a month and he noticed it was real hard on gas so i droped it off.

The top gasket on the carb is wet looking it it looks like its flooding over for some reason and i pulled a front plug and the white porcilin part is kinda red looking and the inside of the plug is really black carbon looking. Metallic ingredient in octane boosting gasoline additives. The red color similar to a brick is an oxide of the manganese.

Using more than necessary will usually make the plug look a wet brick color.