I've used the platinum plugs in my wife's Jetta at the suggestion of her VW
mechanic. There was an initial short lived improvement in performance and
fuel economy, but nowhere near what we were told to expect. After 3 months
I pulled them and replaced them with good ol' NGK's. The car ran fine and
was consistent in the previous factors until I tuned it 6 mos. later.
Mark Milotay
At 03:32 AM 31/03/98 -0800, Chris Prugh wrote:
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>David,
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> Actually, I'm certain Bosche recommends you use the Bosch
>plug socket to remove the old plugs, which of course is attached to
>the Bosch extension and therby to the Bosch ratchet. Failure to use these
>items will cause the Bosch profit margin to decrease, and as such is NOT
>recommended.
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>Use your current gapper tooling....what a farce!
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>Chris Prugh
>72 Spitfar
>Morgan Hill, CA
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>From: David Langton[SMTP:dlangton@cnx.net]
>Sent: Monday, March 30, 1998 7:02 AM
>To: 'mgs@autox.team.net'; 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
>Subject: Bosch Platinum Plugs
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>Does anyone have the know the correct way to gap platinum plugs. Bosch say
to use their special plug gap tool which has measuring wires to gap the
plugs rather than the more normal flat gauge or bent wire plug gapper.
Comments?
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>David Langton
>Kelowna, BC Canada
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