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Re: [T3] Spark plug colour


On 27 Jan 2003 at 0:24, Dave Hall wrote:

> Feel the exhaust gas - feel hot, medium or cool?  Hot probably means too lean.
> Yes, it sounds like an April 1st joke, but a local VW expert demonstrated it at
> a club workshop session, and it really was possible to notice the difference
> when he adjusted the carb!  Can anyone with good temp sensing equipment do a
> check to see if this is rubbish, or just auto-suggestion.  ;-)

While this MIGHT be useful for someone with LOTS of experience on lots of cars, 
I don't think it would help the average person. There are 2 problems: it 
depends on how warm the engine and the air around it are, and it depends on 
having a lot of experience so that you have something to compare it to.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA


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