All Small Six What is the community recommendation for spark plugs?
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This relates to all small sixes
In the budget type the Autolite / Motorcraft Copper Plugs work very good
Back around 1976 I worked in a shop with a 75 year old mechanic named Rufus who looked 20 years younger.
Rufus drove a 1952 Chevy. He used to be a local Olds dealer mechanic.
Rufus told me that he never bought new spark plugs.
He said that he used the spark plugs that he took out of customer cars when he tuned them up.
Rufus drove a 1952 Chevy. He used to be a local Olds dealer mechanic.
Rufus told me that he never bought new spark plugs.
He said that he used the spark plugs that he took out of customer cars when he tuned them up.
Thrifty Drug Store used to sell "rebuilt spark plugs."
The only set I ever bought made my 292 Y-block run like sh-t.
Then there were the spark plug sand blaster-test machines that cleaned your spark plugs then spark tested them under pressure.
My high school auto shop class had one.
The only set I ever bought made my 292 Y-block run like sh-t.
Then there were the spark plug sand blaster-test machines that cleaned your spark plugs then spark tested them under pressure.
My high school auto shop class had one.
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What would be the part number for the NGK spark plugs?
Interesting video, and the outcame doesn't surprise imho if you can't get more than +1HP on an almost 500HP engine, I will definitely stay with some standard plugs.
I did some research and found that for the Autolite 46 the NGK WR5 is cross referenced. I will try these because they are more easily available in europe.
I use motocraft, autolite, or champion. NGK or denso on imports, and pretty much only NGK on ATVs/bikes.
I don't know if they still make them but the Bosh platinums that had a tiny electrode would always cause OBD2 misfires.
Also as far as used plugs:. I heard unworn sharp edges produce a better spark. A bead blaster is great for cleaning plugs but sometimes bead gets stuck between the porcelain and the housing.
I don't know if they still make them but the Bosh platinums that had a tiny electrode would always cause OBD2 misfires.
Also as far as used plugs:. I heard unworn sharp edges produce a better spark. A bead blaster is great for cleaning plugs but sometimes bead gets stuck between the porcelain and the housing.
I saw the topic and said to myself, have to visit this one, seems like a can of worms, but you folks kept it clean and simple and basic, most of your least expensive common plugs ending in copper will do in most engines just fine with what we are talking about. I may still own an old champion spark plug cleaner at the old shop in south texas, I don't think it was ever sold.
