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Josef, you're nothing if not consistent.
On 3/19/2023 7:25 AM, josef-eckert--- via Healeys wrote:
>
> I do not care what kind of noices arein nearby vehicles.
>
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>
> Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Plugs
>
> Datum: 2023-03-19T15:15:37+0100
>
> Von: "Michael Oritt" <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
>
> An: "m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca" <m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca>
>
> "I always thought the resistor plugs were to introduced to suppress
> interference with car radios, which I donâ??t have,"
> -----------------------------------------------------
> They also eliminate your ignition's noise in nearby vehicles.
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at 8:11â?¯AM m.g.sharp--- via Healeys
> <healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I do exactly what Bob does with my BT7 except I use a non-resistor
> plug â?? Champion N12YC and 0.028â?? gap. I too use a Lucas Sports
> coil. I always thought the resistor plugs were to introduced to
> supress interference with car radios, which I donâ??t have, but I am
> happy to be corrected on that.  I think plugs are unnecessarily
> changed too frequently. I remove them once in a while (every few
> years) and clean and check the gaps. I run them until they shows
> signs of deterioration. I have never had a plug fail me in the
> Healey.
>
> Mirek
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Bob
> Spidell
> *Sent:* March 18, 2023 2:17 PM
> *To:* healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Plugs
>
> I've run over 150K miles on Champion plugs with nary an issue (and
> will continue to do so); RN12YC for the BJ8 and whatever the
> recommended is for a 100M (RN10C?). With Pertronix Ignitors in
> both, I run slightly over 'book' value (0.025") at 0.028" and both
> run very well (I also run stranded copper wire secondaries, so the
> 'R' is important, plus the plug caps have a resistor in them as
> well). My one-time auto shop teacher father maintained whatever
> spark was sufficient to ignite the mixture was adequate--mixture
> and compression took it from there--but a larger gap induces a
> 'hotter' spark which may be beneficial with leaner mixtures and at
> higher engine RPM (but has less margin as the electrode erodes). A
> larger gap requires the coil to produce more secondary voltage to
> jump the gap; a sports coil may be required to produce a
> consistent spark. 12K miles on plugs is fine in my experience--as
> long as the engine is in good nick--and they can be cleaned and
> re-gapped at least once. Sandblasting is a no-no as it will pit
> the ceramic insulator and can cause issues.
>
> I came across a YouTube video by David Vizard where he claims E3
> Diamond 'Split Fire' plugs produced slightly better mileage; yep,
> E3 makes a plug for Big Healeys (6-cyl only, I think). I've heard
> rumors that counterfeit NGK plugs are in the market.
>
>
> On 3/18/2023 9:49 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>
> Hereâ??s a can of worms that we havenâ??t delved into for a whileâ?¦.
>
> So, Iâ??m trying to get all my ducks in a row for a short run
> abroad. Car is a MkII BT7 with a DW fast road cam, 3 HD6s, big
> bore 6 branch and 123Ignition plus a so-called Sports Coil.
>
> 1. I was looking through my library of files on Healey topics
> and saw that we were all over the place on plug gapsâ?¦..all
> the way up to 0.035â??. So whatâ??s the opinion there??
> 2. And which plug? Seemed to be mostly between NGKâ??s BP6ES &
> BP5ES. Was a hold-out for their B8EGV 5627Â but thatwas
> dismissed fairly vigorously by Jeremy Welch as being way
> OTT for normal road use.
> 3. And, I have 12,000 miles+++ as plug replacement mileage so
> long as they still look and perform OK. Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks, Simon
>
>
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Josef, you're nothing if not consistent.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/19/2023 7:25 AM, josef-eckert---
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<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">I
do not care what kind of noices are<span style="color:
#222222;"> in nearby vehicles.</span><br>
</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Â </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">-----Original-Nachricht-----</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Plugs</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2023-03-19T15:15:37+0100</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "Michael Oritt"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:michael.oritt@gmail.com";><michael.oritt@gmail.com></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">An: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca";>"m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca"</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca";><m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<div style="position: relative; color: #000000; font: 12px
Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">"I always thought the resistor
plugs were to introduced to suppress interference with car
radios, which I donâ??t have,"</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color:
#222222;">-----------------------------------------------------</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">They also eliminate your
ignition's noise in nearby vehicles.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">Â </span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">Best--Michael Oritt</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="color: #3333ff;"><span
style="color: #222222;">Â </span></div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Sun, Mar 19, 2023 at
8:11â?¯AM m.g.sharp--- via Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:</div>
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0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #cccccc; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I do exactly what Bob does with
my BT7 except I use a non-resistor plug â?? Champion
N12YC and 0.028â?? gap. I too use a Lucas Sports
coil. I always thought the resistor plugs were to
introduced to supress interference with car radios,
which I donâ??t have, but I am happy to be corrected
on that.  I think plugs are unnecessarily changed
too frequently. I remove them once in a while
(every few years) and clean and check the gaps. I
run them until they shows signs of deterioration. I
have never had a plug fail me in the Healey.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mirek</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
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border-left: none; border-top: 1pt solid #e1e1e1;
padding: 3pt 0cm 0cm;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span
lang="EN-US">From:</span></strong><span
lang="EN-US"> Healeys <<a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Bob Spidell<br>
<strong>Sent:</strong> March 18, 2023 2:17 PM<br>
<strong>To:</strong> <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
<strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys]
Plugs</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">I've
run over 150K miles on Champion plugs with nary an
issue (and will continue to do so); RN12YC for the
BJ8 and whatever the recommended is for a 100M
(RN10C?). With Pertronix Ignitors in both, I run
slightly over 'book' value (0.025") at 0.028" and
both run very well (I also run stranded copper wire
secondaries, so the 'R' is important, plus the plug
caps have a resistor in them as well). My one-time
auto shop teacher father maintained whatever spark
was sufficient to ignite the mixture was
adequate--mixture and compression took it from
there--but a larger gap induces a 'hotter' spark
which may be beneficial with leaner mixtures and at
higher engine RPM (but has less margin as the
electrode erodes). A larger gap requires the coil to
produce more secondary voltage to jump the gap; a
sports coil may be required to produce a consistent
spark. 12K miles on plugs is fine in my
experience--as long as the engine is in good
nick--and they can be cleaned and re-gapped at least
once. Sandblasting is a no-no as it will pit the
ceramic insulator and can cause issues. <br>
<br>
I came across a YouTube video by David Vizard where
he claims E3 Diamond 'Split Fire' plugs produced
slightly better mileage; yep, E3 makes a plug for
Big Healeys (6-cyl only, I think). I've heard rumors
that counterfeit NGK plugs are in the market.<br>
<br>
<br>
</p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 3/18/2023 9:49 AM, Simon
Lachlan via Healeys wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom:
5pt;">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: &quot;">Hereâ??s a can of worms
that we havenâ??t delved into for a whileâ?¦.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: &quot;">So, Iâ??m trying to get
all my ducks in a row for a short run abroad.
Car is a MkII BT7 with a DW fast road cam, 3
HD6s, big bore 6 branch and 123Ignition plus a
so-called Sports Coil.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;
font-family: &quot;">Â </span></p>
<ol style="margin-top: 0cm;" type="1" start="1">
<li class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
&quot;">I was looking through my library
of files on Healey topics and saw that we were
all over the place on plug gapsâ?¦..all the way
up to 0.035â??. So whatâ??s the opinion
there??</span></li>
<li class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
&quot;">And which plug? Seemed to be
mostly between NGKâ??s BP6ES & BP5ES. Was a
hold-out for their B8EGV 5627</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">Â but that</span><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
&quot;"> was dismissed fairly vigorously
by Jeremy Welch as being way OTT for normal
road use.</span></li>
<li class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left: 0cm;"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
&quot;">And, I have 12,000 miles+++ as
plug replacement mileage so long as they still
look and perform OK. Any thoughts?</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family:
&quot;">Â </span></p>
<p class="m_4506245762485897014MsoListParagraph"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;">Thanks,
Simon</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
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