[Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

Tom Felts tomfelts at windstream.net
Tue Feb 5 05:47:55 MST 2019


What gap do you set your plugs when you are using the Pertronix?tom
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From: Al Fuller <al at bighealey.org>
To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:54:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

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-->OK Steve – I’ll bite:  What caused the change from Champion RN12YC to NGK BP6ES?  Your having kept the Champions in for over 46,000 miles would usually lead to conclude you had a good to great experience with them. On the other hand, to change brand after all that time and mileage would seem to indicate just the opposite! Inquiring minds want to know… Al Fuller'65 BJ-8'85 Rx-7 From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of BJ8Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 2:20 AM
To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal Nah.  I usually pull them once a year for inspection (removing for valve check/adjustment and compression check anyway), clean and re-gap as necessary, then keep on truckin' until next time.   No reason to do it more frequently as long as the engine is running well.  I currently have 12,411 miles on a set of NGK BP6ES plugs installed new in October 2012.  I got 46,500 miles out of the previous set of Champion RN12YC. Steve ByersHBJ8L/36666BJ8 RegistryAHCA Delegate at LargeHavelock, NC    From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 8:57 AM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal I see that the BMC manual suggest replacing the plugs every 12,000 miles, they having been checked every 1,000 miles per the same book. Do you guys hold to that approximately? By that I mean…..all things being equal and the plugs looking OK & working OK, only swap at +/- 12,000 miles.  Maybe plugs last longer these days? Most things don’t in my experience. For what it’s worth, I’m running NGK’s BP6ES. As to the gap, I’ll leave that can of worms closed for the while! Thanks,Simon
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