Can a weak battery or alternator affect spark plug performance?

Mar 18, 2020 ... My question is, can this oil consumption cause this bad of spark plugs within about 10K miles or is there other issues that I need to be looking ... Is there something else that could be causing this rich burn fouling of the plugs?? ... Do you have carbon fouling (dry black soot on plug) or is it oil on ... Aug 4, 2010 ... ... abnormally rich mixture, which tends to cause the sooting and fouling of the front spark plugs with carbon. As soon as enough soot from too ... Apr 29, 2012 ... Thanks Jim. I'll check the air control cable. That sounds like a likely cause. There seemed to be good tension at the lever but of course that ... Aug 18, 2001 ... Rich mixture and or rich main jets can cause the carbon/plug problem but if its really bad enough to cause a problem you should see black smoke. Jan 29, 2014 ... No more fouling of number 2 and the engine runs better then it ever did. Still puzzled about why only one spark plug fouled. Check out the carb. Jun 7, 2016 ... If you ride fast, using a lot of engine speed the hotter spark plugs can cause pre-ignition (pinging), so you'll have to use your own judgment ... Feb 2, 2019 ... Carbon is relatively conductive and a thick enough coating will cause a voltage loss across the spark plug gap (=weaker spark = more fouling = ... Feb 10, 2025 ... If the spark plugs have a matte black or grey appearance, it could be carbon fouling — something typically caused by a fuel mixture that is too ... Nov 24, 2020 ... Having a bit of a problem with carbon fouled spark plugs on my 1955cc engine in a split bus. It had an external oil cooler and never seems to get very hot.