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    Posted: April-18-2006 at 10:50am
I just changed my plugs and on each side of the engine the front two looked good. Just a little discoloration nice and clean, the back two were darker. Is this common? does it indicate anything?
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When the engine is shutting off, sometimes fuel gets in the last cylinder or two that the fuel valves open up, but there's no spark for ignition. Were they wet with gas? Were the gaps fouled? I wouldn't worry about it. Also check the contact points inside the distributer cap to make sure the contacts aren't burnt or greenish. Maybe those cylinders aren't getting a healthy spark. You should worry if you're blowing smoke or raw fuel out the exhaust. This would indicate that the piston rings are worn or your cylinders are scorched.
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cool, I'll check the distributer. there werent any other problems just that the back plugs were darker.
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