Re: New Bosch plugs

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

I just melted the insulator on some and others had just worn, exposing the
center electrode wire.

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On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Ken Keith wrote:

> Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ken Keith wrote:
> > 
> > > Todd Young <tyoung@wamnet.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I remember putting a set of Bosch platinum plugs <snip> 
> > > > The center electrodes on the platinum plugs were burned down into 
> > > > the insulator, <snip>
> > >
> > > Do you remember what they looked like new?  Back when I was in my "Bosch
> > > Platinum Stage", I remember noticing that the electrode did not protrude
> > > beyond the insulation at all.
> > 
> > Key words "burned down into".
> 
> Ah so!  That's pretty worn out!  I don't think conventional plugs would 
> have fared so well.
> 
> The spark was probably travelling along carbon traces up the hole to the 
> gap.  A regular plug would have a larger air gap from the same type of 
> wear, IMO.  (mandatory shrug of ignorance)
> 
> Ken
>