on 11/28/00 7:57 AM, Sam Parthemer at srp@home.com wrote:
> SO do you leave them at 040 or what?
>
> Sam
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Scott Quaranta
>> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 8:09 PM
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: Plug replacement
>>
>>
>> on 11/27/00 7:52 PM, Sam Parthemer at srp@home.com wrote:
>>
>>> Well I went with the 3923's as people recommended: broke 6 of
>> 8 oem plugs
>>> getting them out.
>>>
>>> Gapped the 3923s to 040, and installed. During this I had a
>> brain fart and
>>> mixed up cyl 1/3, 2/4 with the plug wires. WOW! With my '72
>> Dart the 318
>>> would just miss a bit, you'd swap the plug wires, things would
>> smooth out
>>> and that's that. NOT SO with the RT...
>>>
>>> The 5.9 w/headers and complete 3" exhaust to duals out the roll
>> pan was a
>>> sound I couldn't even try to explain. A slight rough idle (cam
>> like), then
>>> a back fire that sounded like water bubbling up in a pond. 4-5
>> blue smoke
>>> rings out the back and I figured out what was what... After
>> corrected the
>>> wire routing, everything was fine. No real power differences
>> felt, nor any
>>> losses either. My oem plugs with 32k were gapped to 045-050,
>> evenly worn,
>>> slight orange/grey tipped. Next step is MSD to get a better spark, and
>>> regap the plugs to MSD specs.
>>>
>>> Sam '00 RT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Hi Sam,
>>
>>
>> Have you been sleeping in class... just kidding Dont re gap
>> for the msd
>> it will slow you down, they recommend .050-.060 , I did it and what a turd
>> the truck looses a lot of response. there have been several post on this.
>>
>>
>> Scott Q
>>
>>
>
>
yes,
Leave them at .040
Scott Q
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