Aristotle Sagan wrote: > Can any one of you back up a single statement that you have made? > > I thought not. I put spark plug theories in the same catagory as DOT3/4 > musings, holed cat superstitions, .91 Octane beliefs, etc., etc. Well, yes. But I'd argue that considering that multi-electrode plugs didn't even exist yet when the Vanagon's engine was designed, its ignition system must have been designed to work okay with conventional plugs. To some extent I regard the multiple-electrode plugs as a scam; the spark will ionize the path of least resistance and all the current will go through that path. It will never fork to multiple electrodes the way the Splitfire ads show it. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 VW Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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