For years, before buying my roadster, I used nothing but Champion plugs,
with great success. So, I tried a set of Champions in the roadster. Went
back to NGKs pretty quickly. Can't explain it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hall, Phillip B. (MSFC-ED03)" <Phillip.B.Hall@nasa.gov>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Spark Plugs - General Info
> Back in the day when I was paid to work on Roadsters, we would get them
> in to the shop running very badly. The owners (like us) would do the
> basic tune-up to end up with a Roadster that would not idle and have
> miss. We would have them give us 5 minutes to "check it out", then call
> them back into the shop to a nicely running car. They would be stumped
> - how did we work the magic?? We just changed plugs to NGK BP6ES. We
> just charged them for the plugs and had happy campers. A lot of people
> would go to the parts house and buy all kinds of plugs that just would
> not work in a Roadster.
>
> Plugs - one of the simple things about a Roadster.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+phillip.b.hall=nasa.gov@autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+phillip.b.hall=nasa.gov@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of RWM
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:39 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Spark Plugs - General Info
>
> Linda,
>
> To be blunt, I haven't tried any other plugs. "If it ain't broke...", I
> ain't spending time trying to fix it.
>
> Put another way, there are enough other problems elsewhere than the
> Roadster to fully occupy my time.
>
> - Bob
>
> P.S. I cannot more highly recommend the Gary Boone EI distributor (and
> a hotter coil to go with) and a gear reduction starter is a big plus,
> too.
>
>
>
> ljordan704@netscape.net wrote:
>
>> So despite a EI distributor, stronger coil, better plug wires the
> plugs are still NGK BP 6ES?
>>No performance improvement with other plugs?
>>Linda
>>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: RWM <RWM@RWMann.com>
>>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>>Sent: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:21 am
>>Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Spark Plugs - General Info
>>
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>>BP6ES
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>>ljordan704@netscape.net wrote:
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>>>So any thoughts about what this means for the Roadster?
>>>
>>>Linda
>>>68 1600
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Daryl Smith <drlsmith@dccnet.com>
>>>To: Datsun Roadster List <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>>>Sent: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:25 pm
>>>Subject: [Roadsters] Spark Plugs - General Info
>>>
>>>
>>>In case someone else might be interested:
>>>
>>>http://www.aa1car.com/library/2004/us30428.htm
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