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Stanger007
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The guy at AutoZone went out of his way to write on my sparkplug box that I should gap the plugs at 0.54".
A half inch is a bit wide if you ask me but what do I know.
I gap mine around 0.054".
Wes
A half inch is a bit wide if you ask me but what do I know.
I gap mine around 0.054".
Wes
You should have said "Well Ill need some different plugs then."
Then proceeded to ask him for some for a big diesel.
Then proceeded to ask him for some for a big diesel.
Stanger007
Founding Member
The guy at AutoZone went out of his way to write on my sparkplug box that I should gap the plugs at 0.54".
A half inch is a bit wide if you ask me but what do I know.
I gap mine around 0.054".
Wes
Come On Now Wes
A teeny tiny decimal point or a little insignificant Zero
What possible difference could one or the other make
Grady
No Luck Needed
All you gotta do is
Go to a supply house that specializes in Import Parts
They keep em in the special section along with ........
Muffler Bearings
Blinker Fluid
and
Replacement Radiators for Corvairs ( JT will understand)
and
The most important tool needed to work on Imports :Word:
Metric Crescent Wrenches
Grady
GTA_V6_Mustang
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badstang123
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This is correct.
While were on this subject I have a question. What are the affects of changing the gap. On a mostly stock 5.0, what would gaping at .045 do, or .035 for that matter. I know most use a smaller gap when using nitrous or blown applications, but how will it affect performance on an N/A car? Can it help reduce detonation. I could use that. lol. Thanks.
- Justin
What's a diesel spark plug look like?
They are hard to find, because they don't exist, right? Diesels rely on high fuel pressure and high compression to ignite the air/fuel mix, rather than a spark.
Correct. It compresses it so much, the atoms in the fuel air mixture get super hot from rubbing each other and explode. (Atleast that how it was explained to me)
Stanger007
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GTA_V6_Mustang
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diesel use glow plugs, don't they????
Glow plugs are to initially heat up the combustion chamber for cold starts.
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