ok, after some changes in the situation it is time to update the topic... as i previously mentioned i had used a bottle of redline SI-1, and this product definitely cleaned something, since after using up the tank of gas, i removed a couple of the spark plugs and the main electrode was now clean. the rest of the spark plug was still fouled in carbon build-up, but at least one of the three electrodes was clean (i'm guessing because it was most exposed to the redline fumes). this lead me to believ