[TR] [6pack] Re: Iridium tip spark plugs

[John Mitchell]

We'll, I did regap them, and it's running great now.   Thanks for 
everyones help.  John Mitchell

John VanNorman wrote:
> A little late on this, but I spoke with my cousin, who works for NGK
> (was a sale's rep at one point).  Here are some key things he said to
> me about it:
>
> "iridium does make them last longer... but as far as energy the coil /
> distributor is concerned... I haven't seen anything to suggest that
> iridium is worse for that... in fact, I think our marketing claims
> that it is better for spark energy... so... that being said, it would
> take less energy to spark (aka saving the coil / distributor)."
>
>
> "you can gap plugs... even the expensive Pt's or Iridiums... you just
> have to be careful.  Can you bust the ground electrode off??  yes...
> but... you have to be bending it quite a bit... basically, you don't
> want to scratch the electrodes or bust the platinum pad off the ground
> electrode.  I adjust plugs all the time (but I have been trained in
> the long traditional Japanese secret art of gapping plugs). "
>
> John V.