Spark plug heat range
Knifeblade
06-04-2005, 07:58 PM
Thought I'd get some thoughts on heat ranges of spark plugs for older engines.
1] Ex. 100K, not burning oil, but plugs looking a bit fouled after around 15k on them. Engine running okay, but was better.
2] Ex. 60k, all is showing not so good, very brown deposits, engine stumbling but running
3] Ex. 120k, seems to be burning oil, black deposits on the plugs, but nada to do a $$$$ fix, just want to keep the ride going.
Approach this from a heat-range of the spark plugs, there is a certain method to my madness here, from all I have read so far of the prob.'s some members have faced.
TY for responding!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1] Ex. 100K, not burning oil, but plugs looking a bit fouled after around 15k on them. Engine running okay, but was better.
2] Ex. 60k, all is showing not so good, very brown deposits, engine stumbling but running
3] Ex. 120k, seems to be burning oil, black deposits on the plugs, but nada to do a $$$$ fix, just want to keep the ride going.
Approach this from a heat-range of the spark plugs, there is a certain method to my madness here, from all I have read so far of the prob.'s some members have faced.
TY for responding!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ridenour
06-04-2005, 11:06 PM
Well Tam, I'm not really sure what you want - and you're measuring in Kelvin (I think??) so that throws me off even more. But I thought I'd throw in this chart I had - maybe it'll help.
http://img92.echo.cx/img92/9408/charttempfiringend7ck.gif
http://img92.echo.cx/img92/9408/charttempfiringend7ck.gif
Knifeblade
06-05-2005, 05:41 AM
Thanks, Lee, yeah that helps with my research. The Ex. means example, and 'course the 60k etc. are miles on the engine. My thinking is using a differring heat range on the plugs themselves to help remedy [short term] some engine problems members have, when they may not have the $$$ to do the more expensive fix.
The thing is to have some idea of how "hot" or "cold" to go for some hypothetical situations [as my three examples] without getting into making things worse than they already are. Such as detonation, sludging, such as that from over "cold" or over "hot" plugs.
The thing is to have some idea of how "hot" or "cold" to go for some hypothetical situations [as my three examples] without getting into making things worse than they already are. Such as detonation, sludging, such as that from over "cold" or over "hot" plugs.
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