Lower cylinder # 6 foulng plug

trgill

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I have a 1996 Envirude Oceanpro which is fouling the # 6 plug after each use. All other plugs are really burning good. It's a wet foul of oil/sludge that actually bridges the spark gap on ocassions. Compression is 110 psi on all cylinders. I checked the ignition coil resistance at ambient temperature and it was the same as the other 5 ignition coils. Spark plug wire resistance was good as well. Could the carburator be supplying to much fuel? Please let me know what to check next. Thanks
 

tashasdaddy

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Re: Lower cylinder # 6 foulng plug

what horse power? have you tried completely swapping the #6 coil, with one of the others. if the problem follows the coil, you know the culpret.
 

iwombat

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Re: Lower cylinder # 6 foulng plug

Could be a mis-adjusted float flooding the carb, but that should effect #5 and #6. How's 5?

I don't know a lot about the 6's but does #6 provide the pulse to the fuel pump? If so, you could have a leaky fuel pump diaphragm.
 

trgill

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Re: Lower cylinder # 6 foulng plug

150hp. I swapped the number 3&4 coil to the number 5&6 to see if the problem follows the coil. Thanks for the suggestion. # 5 is really good, no problem there. I not certain if #6 provides puls or not but I'll research. Thanks.
 

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Re: Lower cylinder # 6 foulng plug

If the sludge has a little greyish look to it, pull head and replace cylinder
o-ring. These engines will still have great compression and run fine on top end and be missing a third of the o ring.
 

trgill

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Re: Lower cylinder # 6 foulng plug

Thanks for the reply. No grey color to sludge, just black oiley looking.
 
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