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Spark plug is black in CYL 1

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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 10:01 PM
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Spark plug is black in CYL 1



anybody explain this??? all the other plugs were clean but this one wasnt
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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did you have any drivablty concerns ?
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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did you have any drivablty concerns ?
well at idle sometimes when i start the car up it would misfire really bad shaking the whole engine and the exhaust would be popping like crazy
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 11:28 PM
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Looks like the plug inst sealing right , or was slightly loose. It's weird to see carbon all the way up the threads. Has it ever had a helicoil or been overtightened? Is the porcelain part loose or wiggle at all? could just be a damaged or bad plug.
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 11:34 PM
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i also noticed that when i changed the plugs that the dealer put a stock acdelco plug in cyl 2 when they changed the coil..so now it drives better
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