Stumped

[Huw Powell]

You're supposed to ground the body of the plug, not hold it "near" a 
ground.  Even better is a $10 neon spark tester, since the plug stays in 
the head for the test.

A compression test might be interesting.

Also, how old is the gas in this car?

On 11/18/2010 12:42 PM, Vincent Gelinas wrote:
> Hello, everyone!
>
> Car is still not running properly.  Doesn't always start (rarely does,
> in fact) and there is a strong smell of unburnt gas in my cabin while
> I'm  cranking.  Also, there is a huge oily puddle behind my tailpipe
> after cranking and even when the car has been running for a while.  I'm
> thinking there's a problem with my spark.  When I held a plug near a
> ground and cranked, my spark was in fact light orange, not the
> white-blue I've been told it should be.
>
> I'm at my wit's end!  Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

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Huw Powell

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