bills wrote:
>
> Listers,
>
> I recently saw a post here about the spark plug gap with a Lucas Sport
> Coil. If I remember correctly, it said that by setting the gap at .035"
> instead of .025", the car fired right up when cold.
>
> I have a Lucas Sport Coil on my TR6 and with the colder weather, the car
> has been starting hard when cold. After it starts, it runs great and
> starts fine when warm. I just put new plugs in at .025".
>
> Can someone confirm that I have the facts straight and recommend whether
> or not I should try the wider gap?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill S.
> 76 TR6
> Raleigh, NC
Bill:
I believe you a referring to my thread, as I just installed the Lucas Sport
coil in my
GT6. After some conferring, I gapped my plugs to .035's of an inch, and the
car starts
and runs great at that gap. It may be possible to go even wider -- I think
that if you
detect even a hint of a *miss,* it's time to shorten the gap again. But the
general
wisdom states that there is no point in running with a hotter coil if you going
to use
the stock gap (025).
Hope that helps.
--
Martin Secrest
73 GT6
74 Spitfire
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