QUOTE(930cabman @ Sep 20 2021, 04:37 PM)
It seems like yesterday, but I recall running an engine at WOT for a short time, cutting off the power and coasting to a stop. These days we have air/fuel readers fed information from 02 sensors, with mapping, blah, blah. I suppose some of us older guys have gotten up to speed with tech, but not this guy. Our recent 914 purchase had previously received a Holley 2V carb conversion. It was starting/running decent, but pulled the engine to repair a bad oil leak. The front (hub) seal was loose in the case, so it seems as though I found the oil leak and also decided to pull the plugs for a quick clean. I was pleasantly surprised to find all the plugs a light tan color.
Computer engine control has around 40 years now
(hard to believe time flies). I'm sure any mechanic that doesn't have gray hair may have never seen anything but a perfect burn. Maybe points, carburetors, and mechanical fuel injection caused the gray hairs.
I still tell my kids they caused it, I didn't have gray hair before they existed, ever since they were born I am grayer every year.