I'm not sure about it just being recent. Back in the 80's I had no end of
troubles keeping plugs in a 79 Triumph Bonneville motorcycle. Had out of box
failures and constant missing failures. Went from the "Losers" to the NGK's
that the chart recommended and never had a failure or problem. They lost a
customer forever as I have never bought another one.
Bob
55BN1 (and British motorcycles still)
On 3/26/2012 8:01 AM, Dallas Congleton wrote:
> People in other car clubs have stated the same experiences and opinions.
> Conventional wisdom is that when Champion moved all their production to
> Mexico
> a few years ago, the plug quality changed - either due to different
> materials,
> different production methods , or different quality control.
>
> I changed to NGK with perceived better results on fouling. Maybe it is just
> a
> hotter plug .
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>
> To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 11:09 PM
> Subject: [Healeys] spark plugs
>
>
>> i know it is anecdotal, not statistical, but i have had many problems with
>> champion plugs, including the ones on my outboard motors. more than a few
>> british cars in our club had problems with dead plugs, including new ones
>> from the package. i just shy away from champions and use bosch or NGK. hjim
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