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A healthy Spark plug?

Old Oct 20, 2017 | 07:07 PM
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A healthy Spark plug?


hello

so I just pulled that my number one spark plug so what are you guys think ?
is that a good looking spec plug?
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Old Oct 20, 2017 | 07:15 PM
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How many miles on that plug?
I'm not a expert on plug reading, but looks like ash deposits.
Do you use any fuel or oil additives?
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Old Oct 20, 2017 | 07:23 PM
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Looks about like the plugs I recently removed from my '87 22re.

My plugs had about 10,000 miles on them and the engine had near 290,000mi on it.

It was consuming a quart of oil about every 800 miles, so the plugs showed ash deposits like yours , or a bit more.

Engine was still running strong, but I found a headbolt that wouldn't tighten down, so installing newly rebuilt engine now.
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Old Oct 20, 2017 | 07:40 PM
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have about 10,000 miles on that plug I ran some Lucas oil fuel injector cleaner through it about 2000 miles ago
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Old Oct 20, 2017 | 07:41 PM
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I have 470,000 miles on the track original engine
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Old Oct 21, 2017 | 02:39 AM
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Wow! If you've got 470k on the original engine, and all the plugs look like that, buy it some new NGK's and yourself a beer!
i'd only be concerned if they don't look consistent.
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Old Oct 21, 2017 | 08:33 AM
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