>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Boatright [SMTP:jboatri@emory.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 2:05 PM
>To: Jeff Zurschmeide; spridgets@autox.team.net
>Subject: RE: Electronic Ignition
>
>Jeff Zurschmeide,
>
>I bow to your expertise, though I of course wouldn't know about points
>bounce above 6500 rpm as I don't run that high (yet!).
>[] Awwwww.....gosh. Don't bow too far. I just do what I have found
>works best on my car. Best is a rubbery value that combines ease
>of maintenance with reasonable performance. Ease of maintenance
>tends to win out with me over absolute best performance.
>
>So, indexing is to set the plug gap into the _middle_ of the combustion
>chamber. That makes more sense than what I read (on another list) on the
>web. I'll buy that that _could_ give a little better burn.
>[] Looking at the angle of the plug in the chamber, you want the open
>part of the plug to face down into the cylinder. At least, that's how
>the previous owner 'splained it to me. I had a few sets of indexed
>plugs. Didn't notice any difference when I changed to standard
>plugs threaded at random.
>
>Thanks for the education,
>[] Well, YMMV.
>
>JZ
>
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