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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 12:22 PM
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On a whim yesterday I pulled my spark plugs on my '07 DWG with 9000 miles on it. I have Reinhart 2-2 pipes and a S&S teardrop and the dealership download. The bike runs good.

There is a white crusty deposit on the grounding strap and the ceramic is white.

When I bought some new ones the parts counter guy said it could be lean or burning a little oil.

I thought the o2 sensors working with the ECU would fine tune the A/F mixture after the download got it close. If that isn't the case, what are the o2 sensors for?

What does that sound like to you?
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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Damn it. Reposted. Sorry
 
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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Romark
On a whim yesterday I pulled my spark plugs on my '07 DWG with 9000 miles on it. I have Reinhart 2-2 pipes and a S&S teardrop and the dealership download. The bike runs good.

There is a white crusty deposit on the grounding strap and the ceramic is white.
What does that sound like to you?
Picture is worth a 1000 words. These are mine with about same miles as yours. OK. You can tell slight difference in front and back but normal for 40K motor. Showed you mine, now your's. See a lot of smart part counter guys but not the one's who worked at Mc's last week
 

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Old Mar 28, 2011 | 02:25 PM
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It just sounds like fuel deposits to me, nothing to worry about. Pics would help though.
 
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