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Josef, you're nothing if not consistent.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/19/2023 7:25 AM, josef-eckert---
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do not care what kind of noices are<span style="color:
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<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Plugs</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2023-03-19T15:15:37+0100</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "Michael Oritt"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com"><michael.oritt@gmail.com></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">An: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca">"m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca"</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca"><m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca></a></p>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">"I always thought the resistor
plugs were to introduced to suppress interference with car
radios, which I don’t have,"</span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">They also eliminate your
ignition's noise in nearby vehicles.</span></div>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div>
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<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at
8:11 AM m.g.sharp--- via Healeys <<a
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<p class="MsoNormal">I do exactly what Bob does with
my BT7 except I use a non-resistor plug – Champion
N12YC and 0.028” gap. I too use a Lucas Sports
coil. I always thought the resistor plugs were to
introduced to supress interference with car radios,
which I don’t have, but I am happy to be corrected
on that. I think plugs are unnecessarily changed
too frequently. I remove them once in a while
(every few years) and clean and check the gaps. I
run them until they shows signs of deterioration. I
have never had a plug fail me in the Healey.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mirek</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></strong><span
lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
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<strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Bob Spidell<br>
<strong>Sent:</strong> March 18, 2023 2:17 PM<br>
<strong>To:</strong> <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
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class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Plugs</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">I've
run over 150K miles on Champion plugs with nary an
issue (and will continue to do so); RN12YC for the
BJ8 and whatever the recommended is for a 100M
(RN10C?). With Pertronix Ignitors in both, I run
slightly over 'book' value (0.025") at 0.028" and
both run very well (I also run stranded copper wire
secondaries, so the 'R' is important, plus the plug
caps have a resistor in them as well). My one-time
auto shop teacher father maintained whatever spark
was sufficient to ignite the mixture was
adequate--mixture and compression took it from
there--but a larger gap induces a 'hotter' spark
which may be beneficial with leaner mixtures and at
higher engine RPM (but has less margin as the
electrode erodes). A larger gap requires the coil to
produce more secondary voltage to jump the gap; a
sports coil may be required to produce a consistent
spark. 12K miles on plugs is fine in my
experience--as long as the engine is in good
nick--and they can be cleaned and re-gapped at least
once. Sandblasting is a no-no as it will pit the
ceramic insulator and can cause issues. <br>
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I came across a YouTube video by David Vizard where
he claims E3 Diamond 'Split Fire' plugs produced
slightly better mileage; yep, E3 makes a plug for
Big Healeys (6-cyl only, I think). I've heard rumors
that counterfeit NGK plugs are in the market.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 3/18/2023 9:49 AM, Simon
Lachlan via Healeys wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "">Here’s a can of worms
that we haven’t delved into for a while….</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: "">So, I’m trying to get
all my ducks in a row for a short run abroad.
Car is a MkII BT7 with a DW fast road cam, 3
HD6s, big bore 6 branch and 123Ignition plus a
so-called Sports Coil.</span></p>
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<li class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"">I was looking through my library
of files on Healey topics and saw that we were
all over the place on plug gaps…..all the way
up to 0.035”. So what’s the opinion there??</span></li>
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style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"">And which plug? Seemed to be
mostly between NGK’s BP6ES & BP5ES. Was a
hold-out for their B8EGV 5627</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;"> but that</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
""> was dismissed fairly vigorously
by Jeremy Welch as being way OTT for normal
road use.</span></li>
<li class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
"">And, I have 12,000 miles+++ as
plug replacement mileage so long as they still
look and perform OK. Any thoughts?</span></li>
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<p class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "">Thanks,
Simon</span></p>
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