Table 8,00-2: Spark Plug Troubleshooting TROUBLESHOOTING FIRING TIP APPEARANCE Light coating of whitish ash, uniformly deposited, CONDITION Normal with medium to high ash lube oils. REMEDY No change. Excessive ash buildup, High oil consumption. Wrong lube il oil hhas high ash content, Poor oil control around the valve guides and rings. Change the engine lube oil ype. Change the engine lube oil, Inspect and replace wom parts as necessary. Black ol fouling deposits. Poor ell control, Engine is too lightly loaded. Replace wom parts as necessary. Adjust the engine load Gap bridging. Contaminated or “dirty” fuel gas. ‘Add a fuel fiter. Use a more “open electrode type of plug. Carbon fouling. ‘Spark plug firing tip temperature too low. Engine i too lightly loaded. High oi! consumption. ‘Change the plug heat range. Agjust the tengine load. Inspect and replace worn parts as necessary. Electrode is burning. ‘Spark plug firing tip temperature is too high, (Change the plug heat range. Wear on side ofthe electrode, Reversed polariy ofthe ignition coil Rewire the ignition cols correctly ‘Aluminum contamination on plug. Engine is operated with severe detonation, causing piston damage. Inspect piston with a bore scope; replace wom parts asnecessary. Check the spark timing, fuel gas octane, Reduce the engine load, Blue or green deposit on plug and valve, Cobalt fouling from worn Stelite valve Replace the valve and valve seat. COMPRESSION PRESSURE CHECK PROCEDURE Compression Pressure PSI At Normal Cranking Speed 5 6 7 Compression Ratio Gas Engine Compression Pressure Correction Factor (CF) 8 9 10 1" ‘Commpression Test Correction Factor for Altitude 000 Altitudle (tt) T0000 Figure 8.00-1: Engine Compression Pressures and Correction Factor NOTE: See Figure 8.00-2, 1. Determine engine’s compression ratio from nametag, timing tag or by researching engine's serial number. @ imagination work 8,00-15, FoR esizoiz