why re-gap spark pluggs?

[tybardy]

The NGK's I put in mine came pre gapped and warned not to adjust the gap because the center electrode is so small it could be damaged.

you could re-gap the plugg without even touching the center electrode, i "checked" each of the NGK's gap before i installed because i didnt trust the pre-gap... many years ago when i had my GMC s-15 i bought some ****** pre-gapped pluggs that turned out to not be pre gapped at all, so not i check.

The act of checking the plug is most likeley what will damage the electrode.. i suppose just use caution

 

[jmildoc]

alrighty I will have to check a couple out to see. hopefully they are right and I can trust the rest for now, so you like the NGK?

 

[tybardy]

well i was going to spend a overkill amount of money on new pluggs because my logic is to always spend a little extra to ensure you are getting a quality product... i posted a thread right before i did it and was told by several people, most of which are here in this forum, that the NGK pluggs are JUST FINE and that there was no need to get anything else....

that said, i have had NO problems and ultimatly recomend them to anyone doing new pluggs in their truck

 

[jmildoc]

i sure wish i would have seen that thread before i spent $7 per plug then wires and full synthetic oil. boy was that a fun trip to the auto parts store

 

[tybardy]

yea $16 for pluggs all around aint half bad.. i bought 9 just in case i dropped one (which i did)

 

[Max]

I spent $12 on my tr55s, the basic ones are just fine don't buy into the hype.

 

[tybardy]

I spent $12 on my tr55s, the basic ones are just fine don't buy into the hype.

 

[danimalmax]

What exactly do you mean by re gap? Do I actually pull out a ruler and measure some gap somewhere on the spark plugs?

 

[tybardy]

What exactly do you mean by re gap? Do I actually pull out a ruler and measure some gap somewhere on the spark plugs?

no you go buy a spark plug gapping tool for a buck or two from your local auto store.... it is a circular tool that will tell you what the gap is and it has a hole at the top of the tool that will allow you to open the gap up. if you need to close the gap up (like in this case) then you can just push it down on any hard flat surface

 

[Max]