[W126 Coupe] HELP! resistor vs. non resistor plugs

[Mister McGoo]

Tom;

Sorry, I didn't state that well.  The .032 is recommended.  Some people 
believe that a wider gap will help delay fouling out if oil consumption is a 
problem.  I'd suggest .035 if you want to try it, but not .045 because I 
think you'll just be taking them all out again right away.  That's all.

Have you checked your compression?  Do you figure your problem is rings or 
valves (valves or stem seals)?  Or has it happened just once and could be 
the three (?) plugs themselves?

Depending on how much you drive, and how quickly the plugs foul,  you might 
consider just having extra plugs and switch them out when performace 
declines.  You CAN clean and gap the ones you take out and hold them as 
spares again if you don't have access to new ones.  But generally spark 
plugs are pretty cheap and the cost of always having a spare complete set is 
nothing compared to the trouble of changing them.

-Bellamy


>From: "Tom Oelsner" <toelsner at mindspring.com>
>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] HELP! resistor vs. non resistor plugs
>Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 08:09:56 -0700
>
>Bellamy
>Why do you suggest .035 instead of .032 because of oil burning?
>Tom
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