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Spark plugs
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 8:13 am
by cadetchris
Having had primrose thrust back into the limelight and daily use, as well as the impending naff winter, i have decided to treat primrose to a shinny new set of spark plugs, as the current ones are a mixture of between 5 and 40 years old and horrible nkg variety.
What brand or variety would be good for long life and quality?
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:34 am
by mike.perry
I have had no trouble with NGKs, maybe you are fitting the wrong temperature plugs. Alternatively Champion N9Y (RN9YCC)? are the standard A Series plug.
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 10:34 am
by simmitc
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 4:29 pm
by Matt
No problem with NGKs from my point of view either. Apart from a couple of people on here they are generally well regarded.
I use NGK BCP6ES - although BP6ES are useable too.
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:00 pm
by MarkyB
a couple of people
Only one person that I can think of.
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:01 pm
by cadetchris
i tried looking for champion, but gave up (grantham is a bit of a backwater) so i went to parkers motorfactors and got some NKG ones, so primrose is working like a dream (well sort of, see
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36379 for todays problem)
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:28 pm
by mike.perry
Only one person that I can think of.[/quote]
Does that person have a broken dishwasher???
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 10:39 pm
by simmitc
If so, that that makes at least two of us. If you have a problem, get rid of NGK and fit Champion.
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2010 9:26 pm
by bmcecosse
Maybe my dishwasher just needs new Champion spark plugs ??
I'm sure there is absolutely nothing wrong with NGK plugs....... but I have suffered an experience where they didn't work in a mates MGB engine and it cost me a few hours of trouble shooting! Perhaps they were 'resistor' plugs and not compatible with his electronic ignition (although I did try a normal dizzy and they didn't work with that either!) or with his 'resistor' HT leads and caps - who knows..... It started right away with an old set of Champs from my bag! And since Champion gave me some free plugs many years ago -and stickers to put on my racer - i've been faithful to them ever since and never had the slightest difficulty.
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 9:32 pm
by mike.perry
I detect a conflit of interests, carrying Champion advertising hardly makes you impartial
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 10:43 pm
by bmcecosse
I never suggested or implied that I am in any way impartial! Quite the opposite! CHAMPION PLUGS are the BEST!!
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 8:49 pm
by PAULJ
Your NGK's have been in for 5-40 years..........They sound good to me
Re: Spark plugs
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 7:31 pm
by cadetchris
2 where about 5 years old, the others i used to have in one of my wolseley's , which hadnt done much in 40 years