[Roadsters] spark plugs--revisited

[Tim]

Al is saying pb5es for SU carbs. I had thought (and read) that pb6es were recommended for our Roadsters. 

Also, in a box of parts I acquired at some point, I found a set of NGK 7es. What is the recommended us of these plugs?

Thanks

Tim

---- Al Boettcher <roadsters311 at rogers.com> wrote: 

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plugs should be ok..since you were not miss firing the
base should still be flat and the electrode sharp edges..
I just clean mine with a fine wire brush to remove the
carbon recheck the gap in they go and they are NGB
bp6es for solexes and pb5es for su's  ...
Al  68 solex

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim" <tputland at charter.net>
To: "datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 3:20 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] spark plugs


>I put a new set into the Roadster for the second half of the drive home 
>from MidOhio last week. When I pulled them to check (replace) them, they 
>were pretty bad.
>
> My question is this: Since these plugs have less than 500 miles on them, 
> now that I have fixed the timing and re-set my carbs, can I clean them up 
> and continue to use them? Or once they are carboned up, are they shot?
>
> thanks
>
> Tim
> Dairyland Datsuns
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