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Old May 9, 2006 | 11:58 AM
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Help newby..sparkplug color ??

My project car has 158k all stock 91' 3.1 .I changed the spark plugs and noticed the #2 tip was a Yellow/Orange color...the rest looked good,kinda light tan color.
What might this tell me about the engine's health??
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Old May 9, 2006 | 12:36 PM
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Try this

Reading Spark Plugs
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Old May 9, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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yeah he beat me to it, here is another link that has bigger pictures. Verrill: Plug Color Chart
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