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- From: samblane@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sean Samblanet)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Cleaning spark plugs??
- Message-ID: <24326@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 11:50:27 GMT
- References: <fagundes.715201152@pv1649.vincent.iastate.edu> <1992Aug31.044935.18129@news.Hawaii.Edu>
- Reply-To: samblane@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Sean Samblanet)
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- In rec.autos.tech, yosinaga@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Naoko Yoshinaga) writes:
- :Why is anti-seize lubricant necessary on spark plugs? Someone, who builds 60-70
- :'s Chevy engines said to never use it. Because the anti-seize can be conductive
- : and the anti-seize can also mess up the gap of the plug. Therefore it will deg
- :rade the performance of the spark plug.
- :All I can say in return is that the manuals say to use it. I don't know why, th
- :ough. Could someone please give me explanations or references on why it is nece
- :ssary? I would really appreciate it!
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- I've heard that anti-seize should_be used with aluminum threads
- because they are much more prone to seize up. Many of the newer cars
- today use aluminum heads. Because of this extra care should be taken
- not to cross thread the spark plugs because aluminum is much softer
- than cast iron.
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- sean
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