p.s. if extreme amounts of gasoline are being injected, then plugs may be
black and wet with gasoline.

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:30:55 -0400, Daniel L. Katz <katzd54@YAHOO.COM>
wrote:

>ryan:
>
>5 mi is an extremely short distance to produce fouled plugs.
>
>if dry deposits, then carbon fouling due to incomplete combustion, perhaps
>very rich mixture, perhaps other - would expect black smoke out tailpipe.
>
>if oily, then poor oil control and time to check compression - would
>expect bluish smoke out talpipe.
>
>hate to bring it up, but oil level too high in engine could possibly be
>culprit.
>
>i wouldn't take van camping, but if i did for some reason, i'd bring tools
>and a fresh set of plugs.
>
>don't pay any attention to single vs multi-electrode spark plug debate -
>no relevance here.
>
>dan
>
>
>
>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:10:06 -0400, Ryan Dawson <rdawson@UOGUELPH.CA>
>wrote:
>
>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>Well, I thought that I had made the neccesary repairs and replacements to
>my
>>fuel mileage problem.  Below is a list of the adjustments that I have
>made:
>>
>>1. new fuel injectors (manufacturer - Echlin)
>>2. new air filter
>>3. new spark plugs (platinum)
>>4. new oil and filter
>>
>>There are no leaks in the system, as far as I can tell.  The problem is,
I
>>installed the spark plugs yesterday evening, and then drove about 5
>miles, and
>>when I came back I realized that I forgot to check the gap spacing on
>them.
>>So, I took the plugs back out, and they were BLACK again!  I'm going on a
>>camping trip today and am hoping to get better fuel mileage than a
Hummer!
>>Does anyone have any ideas?  Could it be that they are dirty due to the
>>previous incomplete combustion?
>>
>>Any thoughts or theories are welcome!
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Ryan