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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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Default this normal?

anybody elses plugs look like this. last time i pulled them out they were black. regapped them to .52. now to me that looks like its burning really hot. any ideas. dont think ive ever seen them like this before
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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 07:23 PM
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That looks like proper combustion to me, black is the sign of unburned fuel leaving carbon deposits.
Old Jul 5, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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ok, good, just makin sure
Old Jul 5, 2012 | 08:24 PM
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Left copper...right platnium?
Old Jul 5, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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same plug, coppers. my camera is kinda ****ty, bad pics. am i good to run the autolite 25's at a gap of .057 with my setup. thats what i got them at right now.

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