[Healeys] Champion NA8 Spark Plugs

john spaur jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net
Wed Aug 22 12:33:59 MDT 2012


I have not researched this yet but for BT7 the spark plug gap is .024 
to .026 and it is a 14mm size.

Isn't there a modern platinum plug with the required gap and thread 
size that is available?

John

At 07:50 PM 8/21/2012 -0400, you wrote:
>MIchael,
>Sorry to say that I can't help, but your question made me think 
>about something related to it.
>If you own a really old antique car with some sort of spark plug 
>that maybe most of us would barely recognize as such, where do you 
>find a set?  Do you have to go to Fall Hershey and scour all of the 
>flea market stands just to make your very old car run?  Are there 
>vendors who specialize in old spark plugs?  Are there spark plug 
>manufacturers that will make spark plugs to order?
>If the last is so, would it be a worthwhile exercise to have a run 
>of spark plugs made that match whatever our Austin-Healeys came 
>with? Of course that may be several different ones.
>You request just made me think about it.  Spark plugs have always 
>been a throw away item for me, so any old ones are long gone.
>Thanks.
>Charlie


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