Next hotter plug than CR43TS?

[ChrisAU]

And so you regap them from .045 to .035? Is that necessary?

 

[DRAGGIN95]

I alway's gap tbi engines at .035 period.

 

[bluex]

Also be careful not to knock the platinum tips off while gapping them

 

[ChrisAU]

I alway's gap tbi engines at .035 period.

I gotcha, mind me asking what your method is to get them down to .035? And the #1's, correct?

 

[DRAGGIN95]

I have a nice gap tool that i have owned since I started working on engines when I was 10, I have been using it ever since, but there are several way's, a gap tool, feeler gauges and a pair of needle nose plier's, etc., and yeah #1 platinum.

 

[ChrisAU]

Ok I have the coin type gap tool, I'm guessing I can just put it in there at .035 and press down, carefully. I'm a bit wary about spark plug gaps considering what I just went through haha.

 

[DRAGGIN95]

Yeah I don't care for that type, I would suggest you use some regular feeler gauges and the needle nose plier method, most part's store's carry a small feeler gauage set. I still have some from the old setting point's day's.

 

[ChrisAU]

Here's a question, looking for a good feeler gauge, I've always assumed our spark plug gaps are measured in inches, such as .035", but is that correct or is it millimeters?

 

[DRAGGIN95]

.035 is in inches, there are 25.4 mm in an inch, so 0.035" X 25.4 = 0.889 mm if you want it in metric.
To go the other way, just divide mm by 25.4 and the answer is in inches.

 

[ChrisAU]

Alright, hopefully I'll find a good feeler gauge. But even with that, you just press down on the electrode to get it down to .035?