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[starkcb]

Sounds like kfx and I are on the same page now.

[kfx]

Originally Posted by starkcb

Sounds like kfx and I are on the same page now.

i just got a set of the helm repair manuals, i'll go home & look it up tonight if i have time. maybe i should gap 2 of them to .032, 2 to .053 & 2 to .060 to cover all the bases

[nickc50310]

Yeah Kurt they are making you a set that I should be able to get sent out by monday at the latest.

I need to get my PC buffer and Zaino ordered now......

[kfx]

Originally Posted by nickc50310

Yeah Kurt they are making you a set that I should be able to get sent out by monday at the latest.

I need to get my PC buffer and Zaino ordered now......

tnx nick, that's great. too bad we live so far apart, i'd let you borrow my pc buffer anytime you wanted.

[tommy compton]

i got that number from both the ngk site and the denso iridium site for the spark plug gap on a 3.2l. maybe the gap is different for the stock bosch plugs???

the gap for the 3.6l is .044

[starkcb]

You are correct Tommy on the .032 gapping. My car has 121000 miles on it and I was wondering if I should change out the (4) O2 sensors the same time I change to new sparkplugs? Will really old O2 sensors foul up the new spark plugs?

[mikesim]

Originally Posted by starkcb

You are correct Tommy on the .032 gapping. My car has 121000 miles on it and I was wondering if I should change out the (4) O2 sensors the same time I change to new sparkplugs? Will really old O2 sensors foul up the new spark plugs?

the short answer is Yes, and yes.

O2 sensors tell how much more fuel to add to the mixture. if they've gone bad, you'll surely be running rich (rich is safer than lean), which means more unspent fuel on the spark plugs. this can drastically decrease their life.

[crazybuffalo]

hey, theres nothing to it, just grab one of the little round things that look like a keychain w/ a picture of a spark plug on it from advance autoparts for like 97 cents. if you gap them too much or too little, its not like a bomb is gonna go off, you'll just have a miss b/c most likely you wont miss gap them all. have fun.