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    <p>I'm running 0.028" on my BJ8 with Pertronix, and could probably
      go a bit wider.</p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/5/2019 4:47 AM, Tom Felts wrote:<br>
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      <div>What gap do you set your plugs when you are using the
        Pertronix?</div>
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      <div>tom</div>
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      <div>----- Original Message -----<br>
        From: Al Fuller <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:al@bighealey.org"><al@bighealey.org></a><br>
        To: 'Healeys' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
        Sent: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:54:24 -0500 (EST)<br>
        Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">OK Steve – I’ll bite:  What caused the
          change from Champion RN12YC to NGK BP6ES? </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">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.</p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">On the other hand, to change brand after
          all that time and mileage would seem to indicate just the
          opposite!</p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Inquiring minds want to know…</p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"
              data-mce-style="color: #1f497d;">Al Fuller</span><span
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              black;"></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"
              data-mce-style="color: #1f497d;">'65 BJ-8</span><span
              style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New
              Roman',serif; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-size:
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              black;"></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;"
              data-mce-style="color: #1f497d;">'85 Rx-7</span><span
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              Roman',serif; color: black;" data-mce-style="font-size:
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Healeys
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>BJ8Healeys<br>
              <b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 2:20 AM<br>
              <b>To:</b> 'Healeys' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
              <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal</p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';
            color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
            MS'; color: #002060;">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.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';
            color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
            MS'; color: #002060;"> </span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
              MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic
              Sans MS'; color: #002060;">Steve Byers</span><span
              style="color: #002060;" data-mce-style="color: #002060;"></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
              MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic
              Sans MS'; color: #002060;">HBJ8L/36666</span><span
              style="color: #002060;" data-mce-style="color: #002060;"></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
              MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic
              Sans MS'; color: #002060;">BJ8 Registry</span><span
              style="color: #002060;" data-mce-style="color: #002060;"></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
              MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic
              Sans MS'; color: #002060;">AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span
              style="color: #002060;" data-mce-style="color: #002060;"></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans
              MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style="font-family: 'Comic
              Sans MS'; color: #002060;">Havelock, NC  </span><span
              style="color: #002060;" data-mce-style="color: #002060;"></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;
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                  data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:
                  'Tahoma',sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span
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                'Tahoma',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 10.0pt;
                font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;"> Healeys [<a
                  href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
                  target="_blank"
                  data-mce-href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b><a
                  href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                  target="_blank"
                  data-mce-href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 04, 2019 8:57 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Healeys<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal</span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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. </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Maybe plugs last longer
            these days? Most things don’t in my experience.</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">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!</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Thanks,</span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Simon</span></p>
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