Can an incorrectly gapped spark plug cause problems?

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 = ... Jul 6, 2015 ... What bike? Forget the electronic ignition for now. Get it right first, otherwise you are introducing new variables. Carbon fouling is a result ... Sep 1, 2014 ... You're not doing your engine any favors like that. Smell, smell is unburned fuel mix coming out the exhaust. this is caused by mis-fire. put a ... Jun 10, 2012 ... The bike keeps fouling the spark plugs (NGK B6HS). After 2 days of riding (+/-100 miles) they both become carbon fouled, the bike started farting and ... 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 ... Dec 15, 2008 ... And if the O2 sensor was bad, would that even cause it to be hard to start? The carbon fouling could have happened due to the plugs firing ... Mar 31, 2010 ... It is possible to foul a spark plug when running it at the proper temp. range, but it isn't very common. One good example would be oil fouling. Aug 15, 2006 ... ... spark plugs on the L/H side.. ... If that injector is defective and either sticking open or leaking, it could be the cause of your fouled plug as ... Aug 26, 2015 ... ... ignition event), it could ignite and blow back out the intake. That skipped ignition event could be caused by a fouled/fouling sparkplug, or ... Jun 1, 2001 ... SO, if your distro went spazmo, it could very likely have caused some plugs to foul (weak spark can do that). ... plug has become carbon fouled, ...