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> Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 10:42:17 -0700
> From: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: Back to the Intake Backfiring - #$%#$%ing car
>
> Hi all,
>
> I tried splitfires once in my '67B and the car suddenly barely ran. The plug
> ads claim that there is more spark from more sparking area on the plug. But
> electricity follows the path of least resistance--the spark will only jump
>from
> one point. So, as far as I can tell, the split in the plug just makes it
> impossible to gap the thing correctly since it's impossible to tell where the
> spark will start.
>
> Any of you engineers out there care to correct my uninformed assumptions? ;-)
>
> Denise Thorpe
>
> Michael Graziano said:
> > 8. Oh yeah, the plugs are splitfires - less than 1K miles on them
>
Hi Denise,
I agree with your "uninformed assumptions".
I wont run with the splitfires primarily because
they cause the engine to run hotter.
Use the plugs designed for the MG.
Preferably the resistor type.
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Regards,
Dennis Berman
444.8352
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