I agree, the right gap, with the right cap, the right wires, and the right
rotor produce the safest results.

Some small changes are possible, but anything major needs a different
coil, and possibly a different ignition system.

To reiterate, the plug type or brand should not matter as long as the gap
is correct and as long as the rest of the components in the system are
stock or close to stock in electrical values.

A non-stock plug may have a different heat range and lifetime, but that's
a different story.

On 12 Nov 2003 at 22:22, Milo's Kitchen wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Milo's Kitchen [mailto:sagmoore@zoominternet.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 10:15 PM
> To: tom ring
> Subject: RE: Cold Starts
>
>
> I agree, I misstated, more voltage will be required to the capacity of the
> system. However, in the normal scheme of things, age and loss of the
> dielectric fluid (oil) due to loss of seal, engine bay heat etc, will
> eventually cause the failure of the coil. What it gets down to is a lack of
> maintenance of the plugs in the long run, not the materials (platinum or
> copper or iron alloy) being utilized. A smaller, sharper gap will require
> less voltage to produce a spark.
>
> Dave

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Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
85 Westphalia GL Albert
96 Jetta GL The Intimidator
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