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On 09/03/2011 12:43 PM, micky wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 -0700, jim > wrote: > >> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >> buy their crappy product. >> >> now you see a gap: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185694 >> >> now you don't: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185686 > > I don't see why this is a problem unless youy have your engine mounted > upsdie down. If you do, there is a recall notice and the dealer will > invett if for you, if you are the original owner. ITYM "right side up." A huge gap isn't generally a problem except under heavy load. No gap results in no combustion. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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On 09/03/2011 01:11 PM, Bill wrote:
> "jim beam" > wrote in message >> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >> buy their crappy product. >> > > I've bought autolite spark plugs for years and years and never had such > a problem. But I am getting the proper factory spec replacement plugs. I > don't know if that has anything to do with it? > Who can say? but in my experience Autolite and Bosch are decent, Champion decent but don't clean after being fouled, and I pretty much stay away from "platinum" anything because all my personal vehicles are fairly aged. nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Autolites are what I use.I have never had any problems with them yet.
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On 09/03/2011 10:24 AM, Nate Nagel wrote:
> On 09/03/2011 01:11 PM, Bill wrote: >> "jim beam" > wrote in message >>> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >>> buy their crappy product. >>> >> >> I've bought autolite spark plugs for years and years and never had such >> a problem. But I am getting the proper factory spec replacement plugs. I >> don't know if that has anything to do with it? >> > > Who can say? but in my experience Autolite and Bosch are decent, > Champion decent but don't clean after being fouled, and I pretty much > stay away from "platinum" anything because all my personal vehicles are > fairly aged. > > nate > in my experience, the only plug out there's that's really got its act together is ngk. quality electrodes, even for the base varieties, good insulators, good self-cleaning, and the body is decently corrosion resistant. i've had ngk's work even when they electrodes have been burned down to little stubs of melted meteorite. denso still use the detachable plug tops that can cause all kinds of problems, but are otherwise good. bosch, while they're fine when they work, have a nasty habit of simply not working when you go to start the car one morning. i can't forgive that, and it's happened to me a number of times over the years. champion have never let me down, but they're do so great in the corrosion dept, and pretty cheaply made so they don't last and need frequent replacement. autolite? utter carp. delco? like autolite only not as good. regarding "platinum" or other fine electrode materials, there is no reason to not use these in an older vehicle. indeed, there are benefits, particularly on carburetted systems, because they're generally able to fire in a broader range of mixtures, temperatures and with a broader range of voltages than traditional plugs. basically, the finer the electrode, the higher the spark ignition efficacy - which is what you want in a plug. the only reason you don't make traditional plugs with fine electrodes is that the cheaper materials can't cope, not that they wouldn't benefit from having them. -- nomina rutrum rutrum |
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On 09/03/2011 01:27 PM, hachiroku wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 -0700, jim beam wrote: > >> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >> buy their crappy product. >> >> now you see a gap: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185694 >> >> now you don't: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185686 >> >> seriously, what kind of manufacturing short cuts could /possibly/ >> facilitate this kind of failure mode? ridiculous. > I resolve these issues by buying NGK or ND plugs. Since I have Jap cars > anyway. > > I used them in a Chrysler, too. i love this - perpetuation of myths about "german cars need german plugs" , with the equivalent for japanese and domestic, is utterly baseless. -- nomina rutrum rutrum |
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:23:12 -0400, Nate Nagel >
wrote: >On 09/03/2011 12:43 PM, micky wrote: >> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 -0700, jim > wrote: >> >>> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >>> buy their crappy product. >>> >>> now you see a gap: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185694 >>> >>> now you don't: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185686 >> >> I don't see why this is a problem unless youy have your engine mounted >> upsdie down. If you do, there is a recall notice and the dealer will >> invett if for you, if you are the original owner. > >ITYM "right side up." A huge gap isn't generally a problem except under >heavy load. No gap results in no combustion. > >nate You make a good point. Maybe he NEEDS to have his engine mounted upside down. He'll have to pay for it, but it shoudln't be too much. |
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2011 10:00:22 -0700, jim beam > wrote:
>On 09/03/2011 09:43 AM, micky wrote: >> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 -0700, jim > wrote: >> >>> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >>> buy their crappy product. >>> >>> now you see a gap: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185694 >>> >>> now you don't: >>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185686 >> >> I don't see why this is a problem unless youy have your engine mounted >> upsdie down. > >even if you don't have any at the present, you need to look up "spacial >reasoning" and see if you can find some exercises which will help you >develop this crucial ability. particularly if you're planning on having >anything to do with 3-dimensional objects. Hey, I"m workin gon 4 and 5 dimensional objects now. -) > >> If you do, there is a recall notice and the dealer will >> invett if for you, if you are the original owner. >> >>> seriously, what kind of manufacturing short cuts could /possibly/ >>> facilitate this kind of failure mode? ridiculous. >> |
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On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 -0700, jim beam wrote:
> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never > buy their crappy product. > > now you see a gap: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185694 > > now you don't: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185686 > > seriously, what kind of manufacturing short cuts could /possibly/ > facilitate this kind of failure mode? ridiculous. I resolve these issues by buying NGK or ND plugs. Since I have Jap cars anyway. I used them in a Chrysler, too. |
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On 9/3/2011 4:27 PM, hachiroku wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:38:49 -0700, jim beam wrote: > >> failure mode for an autolite spark plug. no need to remind me to never >> buy their crappy product. >> >> now you see a gap: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185694 >> >> now you don't: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/38636024@N00/6108185686 >> >> seriously, what kind of manufacturing short cuts could /possibly/ >> facilitate this kind of failure mode? ridiculous. > I resolve these issues by buying NGK or ND plugs. Since I have Jap cars > anyway. > > I used them in a Chrysler, too. > > IIRC, in the early days, all spark plugs used to be imported (probably from Germany?)- that is why they were the only part in the (US-built) car with metric threads. Or is that an urban myth? -- aem sends... |
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"aemeijers" > wrote in message news:m6-> > IIRC, in the early days, all spark plugs used to be imported (probably > from Germany?)- that is why they were the only part in the (US-built) > car with metric threads. Or is that an urban myth? > > -- The first commercially viable ones were supposedly made by Bosch. |
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