Plugs and Gap

[DarkKnight]

Hey mang's/Mangets



Been reading. Mmhum.

And i got a question for you mang's
Have any of you mang's bought pre gaped plugs before for "Our car's" If so. Do they work rather well...

I hear that to big of a gap can cause a missfire...
And to boot when i put my new plugs in when i set the gaps two of them I knew and still know where a grunt ( ImO) Over...


So now im thinking about new pre gaped plugs :-D


Thought's?


Thanks in advance

D.K.

[Lincolnmania]

gap your own plugs........those pregapped plugs are prob boschs, and they are garbage

[DarkKnight]

hehe, allrighty mang :-D Just was thinking it might be a simpiler way :-D

[91LTDProject]

Bosch=garbage. I just did my plugs in my 88. If my memory serves me correct, spark plug gap stock is .042-.046 I'm running a higher power MSD Ignition coil, so I gapped my plugs a bit larger. All you need Is a keychain gap tool or a set of feeler guages. Took me about 10 min to gap all 8 plugs, and just over an hour to change them (right side sucks balls with all the emission and a/c stuff in the way) Everyone on here I've taked to reccomends either Motocrafts or Autolites, but there have been a couple incidents with Autolites. I personally use NGK's in everything I own that takes spark plugs.

[saiyaneye]

Yeah the passenger side does suck, the driver side takes like 5 min it seems lol.

[DarkKnight]

Eh.. How do you make them go back down though if you gaped to high????/ This is the question... I got the man.. Just wont go though.. If i pressed any harder id crackem im sure.. :-/

Just buy a butt load at the time and trow the ones that are over in the trash?

[DuceAnAHalf]

just push on the electrode to close the gap. Im running the cheap copper Bosch plugs, i think they are $1.29 each at Auto Zone

[FordInPossession]

Autolite/Motorcraft copper core plugs are the best. .044" gap is what is required for most of our cars. If you over gap, just tap the ground electrode a few times on the table to close it up. It's almost like a science. Avoid Platinium plugs in your car.

[DarkKnight]

Humm ok. I didnt try taping them i just tried pressing them down..


Last questions about plugs for you mang's hehe

How often should you change them? and plug wires :-D

[gadget73]

I just rap the plugs lightly on something solid to close the gap. Don't slam them, just tap them a couple times and re-check the gap.

[FordInPossession]

20-30,000 on plugs, Wires 75K unless they start arching first. Make sure to buy good quality wires, silicone core, made to fit and lifetime warranty.

[gadget73]

I'm a bit anal and change plugs about once a year, but thats me. Usually I go 10-15k on a set and can them. Cap/rotor get changed about every other plug change, but I inspect them whenever I do plugs and replace if needed. Wires I replace depending when they break, but usually maybe every 30-40k. Yes, replace things usually more often than necessary.