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4 articles for “fouling”
Reading Marine Spark Plugs: A Diagnosis in Your Hand
... Inspect plug wires/coil boots while you're there; carbon-tracked boots re-foul ...
Two-Stroke vs Four-Stroke Oil: What Goes Where and Why It Matters
... It doesn't burn cleanly, fouls plugs, and lubricates poorly as a total-loss ...
Prop Selection Basics: Pitch, Diameter, and Hitting the RPM Window
... is the engine (compression, fuel delivery, fouled bottom, wrong engine height), not the prop ...
Prop Hub Replacement and the Spun-Hub Field Call
... ventilation from a damaged or too-high-mounted prop, a badly fouled bottom, or ...
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