My Bosch +4's are at the shop, I'll get the number in the AM, and then post
it. I looked them up under a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L at Autozone, they
listed them under there!!! :)
Matt Y2K-HEMI
In a message dated 10/20/00 7:19:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
cyberlaw@earthlink.net writes:
> Subj: DML: Re: Boush Four Platinum? Matt
> Date: 10/20/00 7:19:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> From: cyberlaw@earthlink.net (Steven T. Ekstrand)
> Sender: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
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> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>
> | Help Matt....I finally pulled out the Boush Four Platinum and they are
> the
> | wrong size. Do or anyone have the correct number for the 4.7. I
> compared
> | the length and the idiot a couple months back sold me the wrong ones.
>
> DITTO!!!! I spent an hour with my buddy at the main autozone store in the
> area. They don't carry Autolite and they don't cross to Bosch even though
> they carry Bosch. I figured since they didn't have the 3923's I'd try to
> get a Champion RC9Y equivalent in the Bosch +4's. We couldn't do it....
> The stock plug for us is a 4418 which in a regular Platinum would be an
> FR8LPX
>
> I'm still not certain of this as the L is an EXTRA Extended Tip plug. I
> never remember Chrysler using Extended Tip plugs muchless EXTRA Extended
> Tip!
>
> There is no +4 equivalent. And wouldn't want it anyway since I wanna run a
> colder plug. But I couldn't find a colder version either. It started to
> get busy so I gave up and let my friend get back to work.
>
> So Matt!!! Which number did you use??? I'm sure there is something that
> will work since many BMW's run 14mm 3/4" reach plugs like Mopar V8's. SO
> its a family of size and heat ranges Bosch definitely makes plugs for.
>
> My friend is a skeptic and doesn't care about selling me plugs. He's
> actually hardcore sold on the +4's. He says they are the only plug he's
> every sold that people love and claim improvements. He says with every
> other "gimmick" plug like SplitFires and such, people come back and
> complain. The other nice part. They were only $1.75 a piece for the "Hot
> New Thing".
>
> I ran out of time to run by Poop Boys and see if they carried Autolites.
> I'm positive they did last time I bought plugs for other cars.
>
> -STE
>
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