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China made AC Delco plugs......
to fit a L98 aluminum head engine early LT1 even.....
So I got some new ones on general principals, when redoing my engine,.....several posts about various ASSpects of this PITA project..... and so engine runs rougher than hell, seems to fire all 8 BUT very unstable suck readings around 17.5 or so, but needle varies a good bit.....plus-minus about 2-3 lbs....at idle..... here is the crazy part....one plug in particular had a habit of popping off the plug wire......#6 and so an obvious dead miss.....so I cured that habit, by holding the cap in place no matter what..... engine still runs raggedy...... SO, are China made Delco plugs worth a shit?? |
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NOTE the diff between them shown....the length of screw in shank....one is totally different from the other.....yet upon looking up plugs, I see the same crap.....same cyl head description....but yet the placing of the plug gap is vastly different between brands.... WTF????
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11-28-2021, 4:38pm | #7 | ||||||
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Since the Champion plant closed near me decades ago I doubt any brands are made here now.
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Buy an Electric Vehicle and you won't have to worry about spark plugs.
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Gene, I've been telling you that your valves are not properly adjusted.
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watts the matter with that??? |
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Cam timing OK?
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I HOPE so, done short block by machine shop, new chain/etc.....I did the heads install while in the car....a couple of friends helped with the SB install, and starter motor....due to me not thinking to do SM install when on the stand....
and MY engine stand stuck in corner behind much other junk in the shed....I could not even SEE it....so borrowed another stand..... |
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Do what DJ recommended and get this saga over with |
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GRRRRRRRRRRR |
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NGK or Autolite Platinum > Delco
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