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Old 01-21-2009, 03:47 AM
mpolli mpolli is offline
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I don't think anyone has recommended plug cleaning for about 50 years. Seriously. This was common practice until about 1960 maybe. If they are working good leave them in. Otherwise replace them. PS, I had a Champion plug disintegrate on me and wreck my Supra engine. I take it back to the parts store and the guy says, "yeah, they do that." WTF??? I don't use that brand anymore. But hey go ahead and experiment, clean them if you want. I used to have great results cleaning dist cap electrodes. But they didn't have any platinum plating. I think the previous poster is correct, those look pretty far gone.
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