Good advice SimonSells... I have never done that but it might have saved some time/effort. One limitation was that the car was dead in my driveway.
@ Ladogaboy: I know, right... all the guys I spoke with discounted that possibility if I brought it up, even when I was showing the dudes in the store the old plugs. BTW, spec of the spark plug gap is .35 but my gap tool showed as much as .54 on one or two! I should have monitored these more closely (live and learn).
@ honfit: Agreed, makes sense, and I know my way into the distributor quite comfortably now. So that test will be interesting to do... right after I attend to installing a water pressure regulator in my leaking house and getting the gas furnace back online!
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Originally Posted by jakobnev
Plugs! \o/
Something to consider: Were the plugs just old as shït, or is something wrong with your car that makes it destroy plugs?
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My Ultra Gauge consistently shows longterm trim 1.6% lean when the car is warm. And I advanced ignition timing 2 degrees to 14 BTDC. I'll be watching these new plugs to see how they hold up mile-by-mile. Next summer I want to have my Warm Air Intake adjustable, so when I see IAT go really high (130-140+ degrees) I can adjust it to draw cooler air. When I think back, my problems along these lines appeared late in the summer, after HOT days and the ignition timing advance.