sunfish
Fish Head
This is starting to smell like an oil thread...
It's OK, you don't have to!Speaking from my past experince. I'm sorry i don't agree with you.
It's OK, you don't have to!
I've never had a bad new plug, although I saw one with a loose ceramic center that a freind had some years ago - made quite a racket in his car. Even the Chinese plugs that came in my Earthquke and G621 clone work just fine. All the bad plugs I've experienced had been fouled by bad mixture. I just think prople make way to much fuss over spark plugs in general. Whatever the problem is, most often it's not the plug.
I like those 4 electrode plugs so I can get 4 sparks at once.This is starting to smell like an oil thread...
I guess that in the case of ours just a couple of months ago would be bust with NGK, out of a box of 10, 3 would not spark at all, & a further 2 failed in the first tankful after service, the whole box was returned so I have no idea if the other 5 were OK. We have just today received credit for them & a note acknowledging the fact that there was a problem with some of the units, from my observations this seems to be a more regular problem than in the past. Bosch are easier for us to source, than other brands, so they are the choice at the moment, we also have had no problems with Champion. We found the most reliable plugs we have ever used were KLG but the stockist ran out & I understand they are not produced any more. Nippon Denso gave no problems but they became more difficult to source. I would guess that with so many units being produced, failures will occur whatever the brand.If it's a champion it's bad out of the package. I wouldn't put a champion in anything but the dumpster. NGK or bust.
I guess that in the case of ours just a couple of months ago would be bust with NGK, out of a box of 10, 3 would not spark at all, & a further 2 failed in the first tankful after service, the whole box was returned so I have no idea if the other 5 were OK. We have just today received credit for them & a note acknowledging the fact that there was a problem with some of the units, from my observations this seems to be a more regular problem than in the past. Bosch are easier for us to source, than other brands, so they are the choice at the moment, we also have had no problems with Champion. We found the most reliable plugs we have ever used were KLG but the stockist ran out & I understand they are not produced any more. Nippon Denso gave no problems but they became more difficult to source. I would guess that with so many units being produced, failures will occur whatever the brand.
This kinda stinks like an oil thread.
Never had a faulty plug new out of the box, but have sure fouled them up by running too rich. Call it luck, as there have been some catastrophic center ceramic failures and near misses posted here on AS.
However, most Champion plugs' (Mexico made) outer electrode nowadays have to be centered back up, and some even trimmed back, to make a proper plug. Put a piece of masking tape over the end to keep the grinding dust out.
Dads got an original stamped "Poulan"' plug in a 306SA that's over 40 years old, and it's still kicking azz! Looks like a Champion, or possibly an AC branded plug, and he occasionally cleans it off with a brass brush & gas, old school style.
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