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Have heard--no hard data--that blasting damages the polished coating on
the ceramic insulator (that's what blasting is for, after all). I
think, given how relatively inexpensive plugs are that it's not worth
the risk.
Bob
On 10/20/2018 9:57 AM, Al Fuller wrote:
>
> Anybody still using spark plug cleaners ? such as the small air
> powered sand blasters of old?
>
> I?m looking at plugs for several cars, snow blower, etc. ? and
> wondering whether the cleaning is known to damage the plugs. I don?t
> recall that being an issue when I used them years ago, nut I do
> confess that the newer plugs seem to be made of more exotic materials.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Al Fuller
>
> '65 BJ-8
>
> '85 Rx-7
>
>
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<p>Have heard--no hard data--that blasting damages the polished
coating on the ceramic insulator (that's what blasting is for,
after all). I think, given how relatively inexpensive plugs are
that it's not worth the risk.</p>
<p>Bob<br>
</p>
<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thoughts? <o:p></o:p></p>
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