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Old 11-07-2006, 10:35 AM   #27
70Sixter
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It was originally mostly a spark plug fouling issue. Before CD (in 69?) fouling was a major problem. Could happen in minutes, especially in traffic. Some people even put hotter plugs in for city driving and switched to cold ones for open road/track. We all tried to use Amoco Super Premium because it was the only lead free gas.

Low rpm carbon deposits can form around the top of the cylinder and the results can be disastrous after years of build-up when a trip to redline "stretches" the rod & piston into collision with the nasty carbon.
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