NGK Plugs- whats the deal here??

steveb24

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why, when i put the plug in, they have a copper top, but when i take them out, the copper top is missing. I noticed this yesterday. 7 of the plugs, that i put in exactly a year ago, were missing the copper top. The one plug that blew and i replaced it 3 months ago, still had the copper top on it. Where in the heck is the top going??? I looked in the COP and didnt see a thing.. i must be blind or stupid, but i thought it was weird. Is there any reason for this?


PIC: How it looks when new (copper top on):



PIC- the one W/O the top is what 7 of them looked like:



sry bout the crap camera.. but u get the idea

 

steveb24

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anybody have this happen or an idea here?

 

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steveb24 said:

anybody have this happen or an idea here?

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I cant even see what you trying to say the pictures look the same. Maybe you should use paint to edit it and put a red line near the part thats missing.

 

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look at the 2nd pic. The bottom plug DOES NOT have the copper tip anymore. Hope this helps, but i dont know why they didnt, or where the tip went

 

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I cant tell what you meen either from those pics, too blurry

 

steveb24

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ok this should make it nice and clear..

 

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doesn't matter, as long as the hour-glass(for lack of a better term) tip is on and there are NO threads showing, it's fine.

 

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RandyStinchcomb said:

doesn't matter, as long as the hour-glass(for lack of a better term) tip is on and there are NO threads showing, it's fine.

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So are they copper coated Randy? What happens when the copper wears off? I like the NGK plugs. What's your opinion?

Randy is the man! :SNSign:

 

steveb24

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hmm.. so i wonder than, where IS that tip going? since 7 were missing, and i didnt see any of them.



thats good to know tho that it dont matter, but still kinda weird. thanks randy for takin the time (and for that order last week)

 

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NGK are the only non-Motorcraft plugs I would ever consider using.

 

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when they say copper plugs its not the connector thats copper... its teh electrode and conductor inside the plug... i think the connector is tin or something lol

 

steveb24

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RoadconeTuning said:

when they say copper plugs its not the connector thats copper... its teh electrode and conductor inside the plug... i think the connector is tin or something lol

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ohh.. well that clears up the fact that nothing is being harmed by that, i still just think its wierd that the connector dissapeared. haha.. anyways, it runs great so who cares.. btw, i really like the .38 gap, it feels strong