Read a good spark plug lately? We hope so, for your engine's sake. But spark plug reading—the traditional way to check your fuel mixture and monitor other vital conditions in the combustion chamber ...
Side gapping a spark plug means shortening the ground electrode in order to give the flame a more direct path to the air/fuel ...
An internal combustion engine needs three things to get going: Air, fuel, and spark. The throttle body and intake plenum feed air, while injectors spray the right fuel mix into the combustion chamber.