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<blockquote data-quote="HYCLE" data-source="post: 322304" data-attributes="member: 4680"><p>Here is something to think about with ignition systems. The wider the gap in the plug the more energy it takes to jump the gap and keep the spark flowing. As the energy increases it stresses all the ignition components more. You will not notice this increase in energy required to jump the spark plug gap. What you notice is when the spark finds an easier place to flow to like a carbon track on the spark plug insulator. This you will notice as the spark is in the wrong place and will not ignite the molecules of fuel in the gap. So you may not notice anything wrong until a coil overheats and fails or the spark is shorting at the plug wires. Worse than that is the secondary ignition system is so well insulated the energy flows back to the ignition module and causes the power transistor to fry.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion plugs are cheap compared to all the other possiblities.</p><p></p><p>I run Iridium plugs and will change them at 15,000 miles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HYCLE, post: 322304, member: 4680"] Here is something to think about with ignition systems. The wider the gap in the plug the more energy it takes to jump the gap and keep the spark flowing. As the energy increases it stresses all the ignition components more. You will not notice this increase in energy required to jump the spark plug gap. What you notice is when the spark finds an easier place to flow to like a carbon track on the spark plug insulator. This you will notice as the spark is in the wrong place and will not ignite the molecules of fuel in the gap. So you may not notice anything wrong until a coil overheats and fails or the spark is shorting at the plug wires. Worse than that is the secondary ignition system is so well insulated the energy flows back to the ignition module and causes the power transistor to fry. In my opinion plugs are cheap compared to all the other possiblities. I run Iridium plugs and will change them at 15,000 miles. [/QUOTE]
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