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Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal
From: "Al Fuller" <al@bighealey.org>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 12:54:24 +0900
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OK Steve - I'll bite:  What caused the change from Champion RN12YC to NGK
BP6ES?  

 

Your having kept the Champions in for over 46,000 miles would usually lead
to conclude you had a good to great experience with them.

 

On the other hand, to change brand after all that time and mileage would
seem to indicate just the opposite!

 

Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Al Fuller

'65 BJ-8

'85 Rx-7

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of BJ8Healeys
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2019 2:20 AM
To: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

 

Nah.  I usually pull them once a year for inspection (removing for valve
check/adjustment and compression check anyway), clean and re-gap as
necessary, then keep on truckin' until next time.   No reason to do it more
frequently as long as the engine is running well.  I currently have 12,411
miles on a set of NGK BP6ES plugs installed new in October 2012.  I got
46,500 miles out of the previous set of Champion RN12YC.

 

Steve Byers

HBJ8L/36666

BJ8 Registry

AHCA Delegate at Large

Havelock, NC  

 

 

From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of

Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 8:57 AM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal

 

I see that the BMC manual suggest replacing the plugs every 12,000 miles,
they having been checked every 1,000 miles per the same book.

 

Do you guys hold to that approximately? By that I mean...all things being
equal and the plugs looking OK & working OK, only swap at +/- 12,000 miles. 

 

Maybe plugs last longer these days? Most things don't in my experience.

 

For what it's worth, I'm running NGK's BP6ES. As to the gap, I'll leave that
can of worms closed for the while!

 

Thanks,

Simon


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link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3DWordSection1><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>OK Steve &#8211; I&#8217;ll bite:&nbsp; What caused =
the change from Champion RN12YC to NGK BP6ES?&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Your having =
kept the Champions in for over 46,000 miles would usually lead to =
conclude you had a good to great experience with them.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>On the other =
hand, to change brand after all that time and mileage would seem to =
indicate just the opposite!<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Inquiring =
minds want to know&#8230;<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Al Fuller</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>'65 BJ-8</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>'85 Rx-7</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New =
Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Healeys =
&lt;healeys-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>BJ8Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 05, 2019 2:20 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healeys' =
&lt;healeys@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Spark =
plugs renewal<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Nah.&nbsp; I usually =
pull them once a year for inspection (removing for valve =
check/adjustment and compression check anyway), clean and re-gap as =
necessary, then keep on truckin' until next time.&nbsp; &nbsp;No reason =
to do it more frequently as long as the engine is running well.&nbsp; I =
currently have 12,411 miles on a set of NGK BP6ES plugs installed new in =
October 2012.&nbsp; I got 46,500 miles out of the previous set of =
Champion RN12YC.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span =
style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span =
style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 =
Registry</span><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span =
style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC&nbsp; =
</span><span style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'color:#002060'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-family:"Comic Sans =
MS";color:#002060'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div =
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0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></=
b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> =
Healeys [<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";>mailto:healeys-bounces@aut=
ox.team.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b><a =
href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com";>simon.lachlan@alexareve=
l.plus.com</a><br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 04, 2019 8:57 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> Healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> [Healeys] Spark plugs =
renewal<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>I see that the BMC manual suggest replacing the plugs every =
12,000 miles, they having been checked every 1,000 miles per the same =
book.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Do you guys hold to that approximately? By that I =
mean&#8230;..all things being equal and the plugs looking OK &amp; =
working OK, only swap at +/- 12,000 miles. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>Maybe plugs last longer these days? =
Most things don&#8217;t in my experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>For what it&#8217;s worth, =
I&#8217;m running NGK&#8217;s BP6ES. As to the gap, I&#8217;ll leave =
that can of worms closed for the while!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-GB>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-GB>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>
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