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#1 aston19uk

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 11:21 AM

Just wanted to know what the spark plugs gap should be with points and electronic ignition. Thanks

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 11:57 AM

25 Thou

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 12:15 PM

You may benefit from increasing the gap to 35 or 40thou with electronic ignition.

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 04:50 PM

45 Thou FTW!!


start at 25 and see what you get getting bigger.


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Posted 25 January 2010 - 06:24 PM

sorry to be thick. But how do i measure 25 tho? never heard of tho before lol

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 06:26 PM

0.8mm metric if you're running electronic ignition ( 32 thou )

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 06:27 PM

Cheers

#8 JakeJakeJake

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Posted 25 January 2010 - 10:50 PM

use feeler guages there thin strips of metal of differnt thicknesses usually, find one thats the correct thickness and pull it through the gap you should feel a light resistance.




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