One spark plug looks fine the other covered in black soot. Cleaned carb and switched coil packs around with no results. Poured a little tranny fluid in gas to remove carbon with no results.
2006-07-09 06:06:23 · 5 answers · asked by JASON B 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
First as a small engine mechanic, DO NOT mix tranny fluid with the gas, you are just asking to get the carb gummed up, there is a jet stem inside the carb above the needle valve which has many holes, these holes are size of a straight pin, you do not want to clog them up. the black soot................if its a oily black soot, you have oil comsumption indicating bad rings, if it is a dry black soot, you have too much gas going to that cylinder, which means u need to look back at the carb. try a new plug first, there is such a thing as a bad plug, and also be sure the new plug is the correct one for the engine.
2006-07-09 06:34:49 · answer #1 · answered by bobby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the fire at the end of the plug
You may have a bad plug
Just cause it's new doesn't mean it's good.
Black soot is either
Bad spark
Loss of compression
Due to
Bad Rings
Bad Head Gasket
2006-07-09 06:16:49 · answer #2 · answered by Vulcan 1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trans fluid doesn't clean, nor cause gas to gum up...... the gas is a petroleum product anyway....
Clean the carb if its black and dry, if its black and oily..... you may have a oil consumption problem on that cylinder.
2006-07-09 20:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by 572ci. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try 16 thousands better yet get a chain saw plug gap at 16 will run better
2016-03-26 22:40:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy more plugs, first and try that could be nothing might, black it wasnt working good try a new one and if that one turns black also i would say it the gas to that plug
2006-07-09 06:18:37 · answer #5 · answered by infoman89032 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋