What do you mean by "the gap had completely disappeared"? If you mean the outer electrode had gotten smashed down onto the center electrode, something hit it in the cylinder.
If you mean the inner electrode seems to have slipped down, that I've seen with the Bosch platinums, several times. I've also seen them burn their center electrode out in short order. IMO, the Bosch platinum is not all its cracked up to be. When I replace them at about 20-30k miles, there is almost invariably a performance increase. This applies no matter how good the plugs may look. Don't forget, platinum plugs cause spark over more easily then standard plugs. As such, they tend to fire weakly, with less of a zap. This can result in poorer ignition of the fuel mixture in the cylinder. You can take advantage of this easier spark over by increasing gap. This causes a higher voltage and a better zap, as well as increasing spark exposure. >>> "Greg Rowe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/03/03 10:31AM >>> The gap had completely disappeared with the electrodes making contact. This is a Bosch platinum spark plug that was last gapped at .030 at least 6 months ago and has given me no prior problems. ----------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------- <<<<GWIASIG 0.07>>>> /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
