[Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

Tue Feb 5 23:56:12 MST 2019

Why?

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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal
Datum: 2019-02-06T02:19:20+0100
Von: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
An: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>

I'm running 0.028" on my BJ8 with Pertronix, and could probably go a bit 
wider.

On 2/5/2019 4:47 AM, Tom Felts wrote:

    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> <mailto:al at bighealey.org>
    To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net> <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>
    Sent: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:54:24 -0500 (EST)
    Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

    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>
    <mailto: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> <mailto: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 Byers

    HBJ8L/36666

    BJ8 Registry

    AHCA Delegate at Large

    Havelock, NC 

    From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
    <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> ] On Behalf Of 
    simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com
    <mailto: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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