<VV> spark plugs

[henry kaczmarek]

Bill
I just put a set in the EUM---At Twilight zone, 98 cents each, same number.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Elliott" <Corvair at fnader.com>
To: "Matthew Klopfer" <corvairdroptop at yahoo.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> spark plugs


> If you used a set of Bosch Platinums (and you mean by "won't turn over" 
> that the engine revolves but does not fire), welcome to the club. Though 
> some folks
> run these with no problem, others (myself included) have cars that will 
> barely run with them. This likely indicates a low voltage situation 
> (possibly the breakdown
> of the resistor wire supplying the coil with less than optimal voltage or 
> as you guess a potentially weak coil). Platinums appear to have a very low 
> tolerance for
> such things.
>
> Many (most?) of us run Bosch Supers (Coppers) in the old number of W8AC 
> (the standard VW plug).  Not certain what the new part number is...
>
> Bill Elliott
>
>>
>>what are some opinions on the best plugs to use? i know that Delco is 
>>probably going to be popular with a lot of people, but what about Bosch?
>>
>>I put a set of (correctly gapped) Bosch plugs in my '68 110HP and the car 
>>wouldn't turn over. put the old copper ones back in and everything was 
>>fine. i found
> that to be pretty weird. is this because my coil has lost some power?
>>at any rate, i'd just like to see some opinions about the best plugs to 
>>keep everything smooth.
>>
>
>
>
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