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The reason I asked is that I was told .035 which seemed a bit too large a g=
ap for some reason.
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From: josef-eckert@t-online.de
To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>, Healey, Forum <healeys@autox.team.n=
et>
Sent: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:56:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal
Why?
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tum: 2019-02-06T02:19:20+0100Von: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>An: "=
healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net> I'm running 0.028" on my=
BJ8 with Pertronix, and could probably go a bit wider. On 2/5/2019 4:47 AM=
, Tom Felts wrote:What gap do you set your plugs when you are using the Per=
tronix? tom ----- Original Message -----
From: Al Fuller <al@bighealey.org>
To: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:54:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal OK Steve =E2=80=93 I=E2=80=99ll =
bite: What caused the change from Champion RN12YC to NGK BP6ES? Your havi=
ng kept the Champions in for over 46,000 miles would usually lead to conclu=
de you had a good to great experience with them. On the other hand, to chan=
ge brand after all that time and mileage would seem to indicate just the op=
posite! Inquiring minds want to know=E2=80=A6 Al Fuller'65 BJ-8'85 Rx-7 Fro=
m: 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 c=
heck anyway), clean and re-gap as necessary, then keep on truckin' until ne=
xt time. No reason to do it more frequently as long as the engine is runn=
ing well. I currently have 12,411 miles on a set of NGK BP6ES plugs instal=
led new in October 2012. I got 46,500 miles out of the previous set of Cha=
mpion RN12YC. Steve ByersHBJ8L/36666BJ8 RegistryAHCA Delegate at LargeHavel=
ock, NC From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf =
Of simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2019 8:57 AM
To: Healeys
Subject: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal I see that the BMC manual suggest re=
placing 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=E2=80=A6..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=E2=80=99t in my experience. For what it=E2=80=99s worth, I=E2=80=
=99m running NGK=E2=80=99s BP6ES. As to the gap, I=E2=80=99ll leave that ca=
n of worms closed for the while! Thanks,Simon=20
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<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font=
-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>The reason =
I asked is that I was told .035 which seemed a bit too large a gap for some=
reason.</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: jos=
ef-eckert@t-online.de<br>To: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>, Heal=
ey, Forum <healeys@autox.team.net><br>Sent: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 01:56:12=
-0500 (EST)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal<br></div><div><b=
r></div><title></title><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: =
0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10=
pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: =
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoratio=
n: none;">Why?<br></span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"ma=
rgin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-si=
ze: 10pt; color: #000000; text-decoration: none;" data-mce-style=3D"font-fa=
mily: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; text-dec=
oration: none;"> </span></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=
=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"mar=
gin: 0px;"> </p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0p=
x;">-----Original-Nachricht-----</p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal</p><p style=
=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;">Datum: 2019-02-06T02:19:2=
0+0100</p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;">Von: "B=
ob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-=
mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;">An: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.t=
eam.net></p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;">&n=
bsp;</p><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p=
><p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p><div><=
p style=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;">I'm running 0.028"=
on my BJ8 with Pertronix, and could probably go a bit wider.</p><p style=
=3D"margin: 0px;" data-mce-style=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p><div class=3D"m=
oz-cite-prefix">On 2/5/2019 4:47 AM, Tom Felts wrote:</div><blockquote cite=
=3D"mid:541828503.191917828.1549370875453.JavaMail.zimbra@windstream.net"><=
div>What gap do you set your plugs when you are using the Pertronix?</div><=
div> </div><div>tom</div><div> </div><div>----- Original Message =
-----<br>From: Al Fuller <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:=
al@bighealey.org" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:al@bighealey.or=
g"><al@bighealey.org></a><br>To: 'Healeys' <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-r=
fc2396E" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" data-mce-=
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.team.net></a><b=
r>Sent: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:54:24 -0500 (EST)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Spa=
rk plugs renewal</div><div> </div><div class=3D"WordSection1"><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal">OK Steve =E2=80=93 I=E2=80=99ll bite: What caused the =
change from Champion RN12YC to NGK BP6ES? </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">&=
nbsp;</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Your having kept the Champions in for over =
46,000 miles would usually lead to conclude you had a good to great experie=
nce with them.</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">O=
n the other hand, to change brand after all that time and mileage would see=
m to indicate just the opposite!</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal">Inquiring minds want to know=E2=80=A6</p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal"> </p><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d;"=
data-mce-style=3D"color: #1f497d;">Al Fuller</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNorm=
al"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #1f497d;">'65 =
BJ-8</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d;" data-=
mce-style=3D"color: #1f497d;">'85 Rx-7</span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNorma=
l"> </p><div><div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0=
pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;" data-mce-style=3D"border: none; border-top=
: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">=
<strong>From:</strong> Healeys <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"m=
ailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"ma=
ilto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net>=
</a><strong>On Behalf Of </strong>BJ8Healeys<br><strong>Sent:</strong> Tues=
day, February 05, 2019 2:20 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> 'Healeys' <a class=
=3D"moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D=
"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.=
team.net></a><br><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Spark plugs ren=
ewal</p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
><span style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-sty=
le=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;">Nah. I usually p=
ull them once a year for inspection (removing for valve check/adjustment an=
d compression check anyway), clean and re-gap as necessary, then keep on tr=
uckin' until next time. No reason to do it more frequently as l=
ong 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 m=
iles out of the previous set of Champion RN12YC.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoN=
ormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;" data-m=
ce-style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;"> </span></p=
><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; c=
olor: #002060;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002=
060;">Steve Byers</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-fami=
ly: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Comic=
Sans MS'; color: #002060;">HBJ8L/36666</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><s=
pan style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style=
=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;">BJ8 Registry</span></p><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #=
002060;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;">A=
HCA Delegate at Large</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-=
family: 'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'C=
omic Sans MS'; color: #002060;">Havelock, NC </span></p><p class=3D"M=
soNormal"><span style=3D"color: #002060;" data-mce-style=3D"color: #002060;=
"> </span></p></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:=
'Comic Sans MS'; color: #002060;" data-mce-style=3D"font-family: 'Comic Sa=
ns MS'; color: #002060;"> </span></p><div><div style=3D"border: none; =
border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;" data-mce-styl=
e=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in =
0in;"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font=
-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-fa=
mily: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;">From:</span></strong><span style=3D"font-size: =
10.0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;" data-mce-style=3D"font-size: 10.=
0pt; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif;"> Healeys [<a href=3D"mailto:healeys=
-bounces@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:healeys-=
bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <strong>=
On Behalf Of </strong><a href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com"; =
target=3D"_blank" data-mce-href=3D"mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com=
">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a><br><strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, F=
ebruary 04, 2019 8:57 AM<br><strong>To:</strong> Healeys<br><strong>Subject=
:</strong> [Healeys] Spark plugs renewal</span></p></div></div><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"> </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-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.</span></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span=
lang=3D"EN-GB">Do you guys hold to that approximately? By that I mean=E2=
=80=A6..all things being equal and the plugs looking OK & working OK, o=
nly swap at +/- 12,000 miles. </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=
=3D"EN-GB"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">May=
be plugs last longer these days? Most things don=E2=80=99t in my experience=
.</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB"> </span></p><p=
class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">For what it=E2=80=99s worth, I=E2=
=80=99m running NGK=E2=80=99s BP6ES. As to the gap, I=E2=80=99ll leave that=
can of worms closed for the while!</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span =
lang=3D"EN-GB"> </span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB"=
>Thanks,</span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span lang=3D"EN-GB">Simon</span>=
</p></div><div> </div><br><fieldset class=3D"mimeAttachmentHeader"></f=
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