[Healeys] Spark Plugs

Wed Jan 27 14:16:19 MST 2021

 Not to get too far off the subject about Healeys, but my Harley Davidson (30s technology like our cars) runs the best on the cheapest Ford Autolite 4164 copper plugs.  I tried "high performance" plugs from Harley Davidson and saw no difference.  Best of all they are only 89 cents a piece when on sale and I only need two at a time.  Does anyone know for sure which Champion plug works for the BN2?
Mike MacLean

    On Wednesday, January 27, 2021, 10:18:57 AM PST, Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs at chello.nl> wrote:  

Never had much problems with trouble because of plugs on any of my vehicles in the past 55 years. The only thing that is more or less important is to gap them, clean them once in a while and replace when they are to far gone. I do not think I even did that in the last ten years or so. I have nearly always used Champion plugs as they are very cheap: between €8 and €15 for four.

I presume that electronic ignition (Pertronix in my case) may also help.

Kees Oudesluijs

 Op 27-1-2021 om 18:27 schreef Laurie Wilford:

I continue to use only Champion plugs in my Healeys but have experienced at least two episodes of plug problems over the years. Based on the number of miles covered that is probably not too bad, but the second time was with a newly installed set of plugs. One was defective.  Both times the symptoms were intermittent missing both at idle and on the highway.  Finally changing plugs was of course one of the last things I did. 
  Laurie Wilford  
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  -------- Original message -------- From: warthodson--- via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>  Date: 2021-01-27 10:33 a.m. (GMT-05:00)  To: m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca, gradea1 at charter.net, fsufan1952 at yahoo.com  Cc: healeys at autox.team.net  Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark Plugs  
   I have never had a spark plug let me down. Has anyone on the list ever had an issue that could be attributed to a spark plug? Using the incorrect spark plug for the application does not count, nor does failing to change plugs when required. Both of those are attributed to the failure of the person responsible for maintenance.   
 Gary Hodson

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  #yiv9461297388 p.yiv9461297388MsoNormal, #yiv9461297388 li.yiv9461297388MsoNormal, #yiv9461297388 div.yiv9461297388MsoNormal {margin:0cm;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;}#yiv9461297388 a:link, #yiv9461297388 span.yiv9461297388MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;}#yiv9461297388 span.yiv9461297388EmailStyle19 {font-family:sans-serif;color:windowtext;}#yiv9461297388 .yiv9461297388MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;}   I’m with Hank, Champions have never let me down.   Mirek      From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of gradea1 at charter.net
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 Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark Plugs     Seems like a sacrelige to use Japanese plugs in a British machine. Especially since the 240 Z buried the British sports car market in the '70s.      I have always used Champion UN12Y plugs as specified for the BJ8, and never had a problem even though Champion had some bad press about their manufacturing.  Of course I use regular points, so maybe there is not as much demand on my plugs. Hank ----------------------------------------- From: "Don via Healeys" 
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 Sent: Tuesday January 26 2021 10:28:46AM
 Subject: [Healeys] Spark Plugs

 Good Afternoon All
 I’ve been using NGK spark plugs , BP6 ES. In my 67 BJ8 with electronic ignition. I just went to my local parts store and I was told they can’t get them anymore.
 What else is everyone using with success?
 Thank You , Don Day 67 BJ8
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