From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: fine wire iridium plated sparkplugs
To: lml
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:06:33 -0500
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Posted for "colyncase on earthlink" <colyncase@earthlink.net>:

  Lorn,
  
  If Champion knew all the details of your ignition system, your mixture,
charge density, temperature etc. they could indeed do a better job at
determining the best gap size.   Since they don't, I don't know why you
attribute such veracity to their recommendations.
  
  Colyn
  

> I am not trying to be a smart a... I have asked the Champion reps at Sun 
> 'N Fun which of the 2 sizes on the gauge to use and they had no idea. I 
> know that one is for platinum and one is for iridium. The size that is 
> labeled "small" is, I believe, for the iridium and is set for .024. The 
> second size is labeled "large" and is, I believe, for platinum plugs. This 
> second size is set at .015.
>
> Has anyone else out there ever tried to set their plugs with Champion 
> gauges or do you all just know better than the factory? Where are the 
> written specs from Champion?