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Subject:Re: Mirrors, Spark Plugs, Oil temp gauge
From:Rob
Date:Mon, 07 Jul 1997 13:07:47 -0400

At 01:49 PM 7/7/97 -0500, Lon Herman wrote:
>
>(3) Spark Plugs. Though I know this is one area where opinions abound, I
>would appreciate advice on differing brands, platinum vs. non (those that
>advocate "splitfires" need not apply). My (original) air-cooled engine has
>about 82K, runs about 120 PSI across; runs 30-40 weight straight viscosity
>oil in summer. The van is used for some minor (3-5) mile trips during the
>week, and can see 300-500 mile trips in 80*F ambient temps routinely during
>the dog-days of summer. So some healthy spark plug advice would be nice.
>

Back when I was driving aircooled I found that Germany cars liked German
plugs. I have carried this education thru the years with all the cars I
have owned.

Rob
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