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Re: sparkplug gap

To: Earl Smith <earl56@hotmail.com>, spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: sparkplug gap
From: Atwell Haines <karbuff@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:58:25 -0400
At 02:51 PM 4/26/2001 +0000, Earl Smith wrote:

>Recently i converted Kermit to a crane ignition system(XR700 and 40,000
>volt coil) my plugs were originaly set at .025 but iwas told that the gap
>should be increased to make full use of the higher voltage.Does
>any one have any suggestions as to what the gap should be increased to?


Hi Earl,

I put an XR700 and a stock type six volt Crane coil (the PS20) on my Spit 
two years ago, and have been happily running a .035 gap since then.  That's 
about 7,000 miles.


FWIW

Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire
Succasunna, NJ USA

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