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IMPERIAL FEELER GAUGE, up2 30 ?


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#1 Mark1275GT

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Posted 13 November 2006 - 01:45 PM

Well it is Technical lol
Ive got some new NGK plugs. i have a electric dizzy.
I need some FEELER GAUGE and need to set the right cap.
So from searching on here, it says to be set ithe cap at 30 in IMPERIAL.
Can only find ones up to 25 on ebay. what can i do ? thanks

But i want IMPERIAL.
Bet someones going to give me an answer, and ill go durrrr , oh yeah. lol

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Posted 13 November 2006 - 01:51 PM

one 25 and one 05 thou feeler gauge together :w00t:

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Posted 13 November 2006 - 02:05 PM

yepb as bert says just add them together.

20 and a 10

25 and a 5

etc

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Posted 13 November 2006 - 02:31 PM

Durr :w00t: lol thanks lads :w00t:

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Posted 13 November 2006 - 09:55 PM

personally i always set plugs at 25thou unless its a twin point, i believe the metric size equivalent to 25thou is .30mm, just check your haynes manual or wherever u got that size from!! too big a gap for the ignition system will give u a weak spark!! not really great for a turbo!!

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Posted 13 November 2006 - 11:47 PM

personally i always set plugs at 25thou unless its a twin point, i believe the metric size equivalent to 25thou is .30mm, just check your haynes manual or wherever u got that size from!! too big a gap for the ignition system will give u a weak spark!! not really great for a turbo!!


I was told its 30. but Ill have to get a haynes for a MG TURBO and check. :w00t:

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Posted 14 November 2006 - 02:45 AM

i always set mine at 0.8mm in my turbo with NGK BPR7ES's, but i was running mapped ignition aswell.

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Posted 14 November 2006 - 12:24 PM

i always set mine at 0.8mm in my turbo with NGK BPR7ES's, but i was running mapped ignition aswell.


What sizze is that in IMPERIAL ?

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Posted 14 November 2006 - 02:10 PM

http://convert.french-property.co.uk/

use this but 0.8m is 0.03150 inches

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Posted 14 November 2006 - 07:43 PM

converting into metric!! its the fault of the french!!




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