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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>True – the plugs for the snow blower are between $5-10.00 each here, likely cheaper on Amazon… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Al Fuller</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>'65 BJ-8</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>'85 Rx-7</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 20, 2018 11:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> shop-talk@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Spark Plug Cleaner<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Have heard--no hard data--that blasting damages the polished coating on the ceramic insulator (that's what blasting is for, after all). I think, given how relatively inexpensive plugs are that it's not worth the risk.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/20/2018 9:57 AM, Al Fuller wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Anybody still using spark plug cleaners – such as the small air powered sand blasters of old?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m looking at plugs for several cars, snow blower, etc. – and wondering whether the cleaning is known to damage the plugs. I don’t recall that being an issue when I used them years ago, nut I do confess that the newer plugs seem to be made of more exotic materials.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thoughts? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Al Fuller</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>'65 BJ-8</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>'85 Rx-7</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>