Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 03:54:20 -0600
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From: ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Amateur questions: Wrong spark plugs? Coolant corrosion?
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Hi take a close look at the tip of the terminal on the new plugs, the larger
terminal may unscrew. I've used b6es to b9es plugs in my dirtbikes they also
make the br6es to br9es its a racing plug mostly its a smaller electrode tip
to keep the spark in a smaller area, i believe its to keep the spark a
little hotter to prevent fouling but those larger terminals may just
unscrew. I've had to screw them on and off depending on allocation.
On Aug 1, 2011 4:16 AM, "Tyler Dann" <tylerdann@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I had to replace my snapped accelerator cable and thought it was a good time
to do a few other things to my 1986 2.1L weekender for the first time. I had
previously ordered a tune up kit from one of our vendors and noticed that
the number on the spark plug I was installing (NGK B6ES) differed from what
was already in (BPR5ES). I assumed my vendor had it right and thought this
was a replacement for a plug that's no longer produced.
Well as I was attaching my new ignition wires (first time), which the Bosch
directions for call for a 'hard!' push, I failed to hear or feel the 'snap'
that Bosch calls for and that I was waiting for. I tried harder. Then
harder, thinking I'm getting soft, but still no snap. So I took a look at
those numbers again and noticed that not only are the numbers different but
the terminal looks different. On the old one (here
<
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IOijCMbKp_UTPeYvqpTxKg?feat=directlink
>is
a photo), the terminal looks like a threaded bolt, while on the ones I've
installed (poor photo
here<
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HyQmGbIDOxuPfUsh3LbTew?feat=directlink
>)
they look like a normal spark plug nut.
Have I just not pushed hard enough? I can see some effect of my force on the
terminal, does removing the ignition wire rip off the nut on the terminal to
reveal the threads I see? Or do I have the wrong plugs?
I found a good summary of spark plugs in the archives, but didn't come
across the BPR5ES. Also, I picked up a set of plugs when I bought the van
(Bosch super plus WR7CC+). Should I have used these plugs instead?
On another note, while removing the oil filter I noticed what looks like a
coolant leak onto the oil cooler (photo
here<
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bSef6TK3vN2Llrb3HO89oQ?feat=directlink
>).
Is this a sign of the end?
Many thanks,
Tyler
