> Hi Folks. Has anybody used these spark plugs in the Vanagons? My '90 > Syncro Westfalia just chews through the stock Bosch Supers (w7cc0). VW > says 48000 Km or 2 years for spark plug intervals, and after 32000 Km > and a little over a year the plug gap is over 40 thou! I bought a set > of the Bosch Platinums (wr7cp) and haven't put them in yet. They are > supposed to be the ultimate plugs, and they will wear 2 - 3 times longer.. > .so I have been told. > > Anybody have any experience with these plugs? I picked up a set for > a little over $15 Can. at Canadian Tire. > > Thx. Harry. > YTEH9301@BCIT.BC.CA > Yes! I've tried them in an '85... It literally didn't run beyond a very rough idle. It wouldn't pick up RPM beyond about 1800. After the various "Huh, What the H#%l, Now whats.." I realized they were resistor plugs, as the WR7CP is, running with resistor wires. BUT the Platinums do work nicely in 850 Nortons!
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