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Old 12-23-2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Archon
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The wire gauge will give you a more accurate reading than a flat gauge as the plugs wear and the side electode starts to get a small valley in it.
why gap a old plug???

55'* are cheap as he11, throw a new set in, done...
Because some people do. I provide options. People then chose what to do.
As i......
Old 12-27-2006, 06:06 PM
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My 2000 has 52K miles and runs great. When might I think about wires and plugs?
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Originally Posted by dhaag
My 2000 has 52K miles and runs great. When might I think about wires and plugs?
Good question.
I have 115,000 miles on my Impala 3800... think it'* time to replace the originals?
I wouldn't recommend this, but I usually don't bother to change them unless the car starts to run bad, or a significant change in gas mileage. Then it'* the first thing I change, along with the wires.
Anyone know what the recommended life is? (without having to actually check the manual?)
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Irridiums may last close to that, but not in all cases. In your case, your plugs may have degraded so slowly over time, you won't know how much you'll benefit until you change them and say "wow"!
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