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Re: [TR] [6pack] RE: Iridium tip spark plugs

To: Bob Danielson <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
Subject: Re: [TR] [6pack] RE: Iridium tip spark plugs
From: John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:42:42 -0500
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As long as I can slip it by the originality police(the wife) I'm for 
it.    John

Bob Danielson wrote:
> John,
> That beautiful original TR6 having something non-original like NGK plugs
> tipped with unobtainium! There's hope for you after all........... :-) 
>
>
> Bob Danielson
> 1975 TR6 CF38503U
> Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: triumphs-bounces+75tr6=tr6.danielsonfamily.org@autox.team.net
> [mailto:triumphs-bounces+75tr6=tr6.danielsonfamily.org@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of John Mitchell
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2007 5:52 PM
> To: 6 Pack; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Iridium tip spark plugs
>
>     A friend gave me a set of NGK iridium spark plugs BPR6EIX  to try.  
> Inside the box there was a warning about trying to gap them can cause the
> electrode to break so I put them in as is with the gap measured as .030".
> The car runs very poorly with lots of hesitation coming off idle.  Would
> this be because of the gap, or is copper a better material for non high
> energy ignition systems and the iridium just makes them last longer?  I was
> going to try gapping them, but I think I'll just put the old NGK's back in.
> John Mitchell  76 TR6 _______________________________________________
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