Re: gap erosion? Attn: greasy.

From: greasy (gg428@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 14 2001 - 15:35:29 EDT


stock ignition, just a brass cap and rotor. these plugs had about 35,000 on
em now that I look at my records. it was about 20 months ago that I put them
in.
----- Original Message -----
From: "jay & dana" <jay&dana@telus.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: DML: gap erosion? Attn: greasy.

> 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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