LONGEVITY TIPS

• Consider using spark plug selection to help combat engine deposits. If your driving habits include stop-and-go driving, short trips, cold weather traveling, or any situations that prevent or slow the engine from warming up fully, unburned fuel from incomplete combustion will cause deposits and spark plug fouling. Install spark plugs of the next higher heat range (up one range only) so the engine runs more warmly and combustion is more complete. Conversely, if driving conditions include situations where the engine warms up very quickly and stays hot, such as heavy highway or hot climate driving, consider replacing your standard spark plugs with ones that are one range cooler. This will help prevent the engine from overheating.
• Promote maximum spark at each plug by keeping the side electrode edges sharp but the center electrode flat. Use a wire brush to clean any deposits from the side and center electrodes. Do not file the center electrode to a point. Electricity will concentrate at the sharp edges of the side electrode and thus the spark will be greater. The engine will start easier and burn fuel more efficiently since the flat gap provides a wider spark for better combustion.
• If modifying the engine electrical system, consider replacing the standard ignition coil and spark plugs with a high performance, high voltage ignition coil and appropriate sparks plugs. The larger spark inside the cylinders should permit quick starts and more efficient fuel burning.
• Never remove spark plugs from your engine when they are hot. The aluminum threads could be stripped in the spark plug holes.
• Do not overtighten spark plugs. This could strip the threads on the spark plug or in the spark plug socket, making it difficult to remove the plug next time.

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