cleaning gas fouled spark plugs

[grumpyvette]

sometimes your bound to screw up and get the ignition timing or carb tune not right and that can result in fuel fould plugs that make an engine nearly impossible to get running smoothly or in extreme cases even started, now if the engine starts theres some chance they will burn clean over time but thats not always true and its not a difficult problem to cure in many cases.
your obviously better off too replace the plugs , or of if moneys tight you can use a propane torch to burn off the wet gas & oil film while you hold the plug with an insulated glove then use a sand blaster or wire brush to remove as much deposit residue as you can then re-gap the plugs and re install with anti-seize on the threads.

a blast cabinet and compressor can be used and get better results that a wire brush, but they are not required as careful brush work works most of the time

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[mathd]

You install spark plugs with anti-seize on the threads?
I heard shared opinions about that.
Some say its bad some say its good especially on aluminum heads.

I don't use anti-seize for my spark plugs on my iron head.

 

[grumpyvette]

a tiny bit of anti-seize paste on plug threads, helps to or prevents striped threads , especially on aluminum, but even on steel heads it reduces corrosion, Ive seen both aluminum and iron heads with badly eroded or damaged plug threads