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- From: sffcu@cuais01.cc.columbia.edu (Stewart Feuerstein)
- Subject: Re: Spark plug specs and old cars
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- References: <1992Oct14.135431.24851@julian.uwo.ca> <sffcu.6@cuais01.cc.columbia.edu> <1992Oct15.174409.14081@miki.pictel.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 20:06:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Oct15.174409.14081@miki.pictel.com> harling@miki.pictel.com (Dan Harling) writes:
-
- >In article <sffcu.6@cuais01.cc.columbia.edu> sffcu@cuais01.cc.columbia.edu (Stewart Feuerstein) writes:
- >>
- >> The 14 is the heat range of the
- >>plug. This is a number that represents how quickly heat is removed from the
- >>tip of the plug...
- >> The N and the Y represent the thread size and length of the plug and
- >>other details such as extended tip etc...
-
- >I was always under the impression that the heat range was at least
- >related to the length of the plug; i.e., how far into the heads they
- >extend. Given the 14's I took out of my car and the 18's I bought to
- >replace them to prevent fouling (all other digits being equal), the
- >18's had visibly more length to the threaded section. This makes
- >sense, as putting the plug further into the cylinder will cause it to
- >pick up more heat.
-
- Daniel,
- The threads should be the same, I have heard that longer threads can
- cause problems with the piston hitting the plug and also with the sharp
- threads becoming very hot and causing preignition. As I understand it the
- heat range is determined by the heat transfer characteristics of the
- insulator (how thick or thin it is). The length of the insulator and tip
- (extended tip) can also have a bearing on the heat range. However I have
- always thought that it was all taken into account in the heat range number.
- So that a 14 extended tip plug will run about as hot as a 14 non-extended
- tip.
- -Stew
-