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Postby Dr J » Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:23 pm

Hey can anyone tell me what the gap for my spark plugs should be in my M-TEU

cheers if you can help
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Postby Crucible » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:20 pm

new plugs are normally preset, but otherwise 1.0mm should be sweet
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Postby Lloyd » Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:51 pm

1mm will be in between. Preset gaps are usually either 0.8/9 or 1.1mm. The ones that dont have a pre-gapped measurement are usually 0.8 or 0.9
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Postby Crucible » Fri Jan 26, 2007 9:25 pm

HRT wrote:1mm will be in between. Preset gaps are usually either 0.8/9 or 1.1mm. The ones that dont have a pre-gapped measurement are usually 0.8 or 0.9


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Postby Dr J » Sat Jan 27, 2007 6:27 pm

Cheers guys now i can check em
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