[Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

[Bob Spidell]

1) See if I could.

2) See if it made any noticeable difference (none that I can tell)

A wider gap makes a stronger spark (until it doesn't).  The larger the 
gap, the more voltage required from the coil to jump the gap.  I have a 
stock coil (AFAIK it's the original from Nov. 1966).


On 2/5/2019 10:56 PM, josef-eckert at t-online.de wrote:
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> Why?
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
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> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal
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> Datum: 2019-02-06T02:19:20+0100
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> Von: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell at comcast.net>
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> An: "healeys at autox.team.net" <healeys at autox.team.net>
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> I'm running 0.028" on my BJ8 with Pertronix, and could probably go a 
> bit wider.
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> On 2/5/2019 4:47 AM, Tom Felts wrote:
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>     What gap do you set your plugs when you are using the Pertronix?
>     tom
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     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
>
>     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
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>     *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
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>     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
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>     BJ8 Registry
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>     AHCA Delegate at Large
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>     Havelock, NC
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>     *From:*Healeys [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.
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>     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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