Re: gap erosion? Attn: greasy.

From: jay & dana (jay&dana@telus.net)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2001 - 13:24:31 EDT


This wasn't with a stock ignition I hope! Autolite says "their regular
plugs are guaranteed for 2 years regardless of mileage". Do you have the
MSD or another performance ignition?

Thanks
Jay

-----Original Message-----
From: greasy <gg428@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: August 13, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: DML: gap erosion?

>I pulled the 3923's from my 318 after about 20,000 miles on em... and the
>electrodes were round! the gap was up to about .085 from .050
>
>there was almost nothing left of the electrode!
>
>I knew they were past time to be changed.
>
>I will take a pic of one of the plugs and put it up.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <John_Neff@Dell.com>
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 7:51 AM
>Subject: RE: DML: gap erosion?
>
>
>> I have the same ignition in my 98. I pulled my plugs, 3923, after about
8K
>> miles and there was virtually zero wear in the plug gap.
>>
>> FWIW, I gapped them at .050 when I instlled them and they are all at
>.050 -
>> .051.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> >Just pulled a 3923 from cyl #3, I put in this set back with the nitrous
>> >install... early-mid March, less than 15k miles on them. Save for a
few
>> >weeks I've been running the MSD digital 6 w/ Blaster SS coil. The
>plugs
>> >were gapped to .040", today they're pushing .050". Has anyone else
seen
>> >this kind of accelerated wear with using the MSD?
>>
>>



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