[DeTomaso] Sparkplugs

Will Demelo wdemelo at cogeco.ca
Mon Jul 5 12:19:21 EDT 2010


I run NGK  BKR6E plugs in my 393 cleve
Will
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrik Svensson" <hsv at traen.se>
To: "Will Kooiman" <wkooiman at earthlink.net>; <michael at michaelshortt.com>
Cc: "detomaso mailing" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Sparkplugs


> Hi
>
> Will, that discribes my situation exaclty. How did you solve your problem?
>
> Micheal, I'm not sure how to describe it more and what info might be 
> useful. But it's new built 393 stroker with 4V AFD heads. It got roller 
> rockers and solid mechanical lifters. it's got an Edelbrock performance 
> intake and carb (750) with electronic choke. For a while thougt it was the 
> choke that made the plugs sooty but that don't seem to be the case. The 
> plugs looks ok but won't fire the engine.
>
> /Henrik
>
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>
> Från: Will Kooiman [mailto:wkooiman at earthlink.net]
> Skickat: må 2010-07-05 16:36
> Till: michael at michaelshortt.com; Henrik Svensson
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> Ämne: RE: [DeTomaso] Sparkplugs
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>
> I don't know the heat range of NGK BCP 6ES, but that sounds exactly like
> what my car did when my plugs were too cold.
>
> It would start great when the plugs were new, but after only a few 
> minutes,
> it would get harder and harder to start.  Eventually, I couldn't start it 
> no
> way, no how.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of michael at michaelshortt.com
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 9:14 AM
> To: Henrik Svensson
> Cc: detomaso mailing
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Sparkplugs
>
> Can you describe the whole situation? MICHAEL SHORTT
>
> On Jul 5, 2010 6:09 AM, "Henrik Svensson" <hsv at traen.se> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm looking into my starting problem and I have reached the sparkplugs.
>
> I actually have no clue what plugs to use so I'll send a general
> question here.
>
> I have a 393 stroker with AFD 4v heads and MDS ignition.
>
> The plugs I use today is NGK BCP 6ES.
>
> When the plugs are new the engine fires without problem. But after a
> while the engine gets harder to fire up.
>
> The plugs does look ok to me when removing them, just a very little
> sooty but not as much that is should give me problem when firing the
> engine?!?
>
> Any recommendations regarding Heat Range or electrode gap?
>
> Henrik
> #1477
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