Where's intake valve in relations to plug?
#1
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Where'* intake valve in relations to plug?
Just wondering where the intake valve is situated on the cylinders if I was lookin from the front of the car, ( 3oclock?? ) . I'm going to pull my plugs to check on them soon ( maintainance ), and when I put them back in.. I"d like to have the opening of the plugs pointin at the intake valve.
#5
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I wasn't going to say anything, but now that the subject is out there, I feel I need to comment. If you back off a plug to get a certain orientation, you could concievably back it off enough, say...3/4 a turn, that it could affect your sealing of that cylinder. Then it would affect your performance, but not in a good way.
Is this something that you've heard or read about?
Is this something that you've heard or read about?
#7
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No no.. not back it out. I've read before that all it does is ensure a fuller burn and if the back is facing the intake it may not burn cleanly as the backin would block some of the air/fuel flow. and would solely rely on the compression stroke to get the air/fuel to the gap.. maybe I"m just tryin to nit pick..
But if it'* not going to hurt ( if I dont' back it out ) or anything.. meh.. why not since I"m going to pull the plugs soon to check on their condition and gap.
But if it'* not going to hurt ( if I dont' back it out ) or anything.. meh.. why not since I"m going to pull the plugs soon to check on their condition and gap.
#8
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Because..you want the proper torque spec..not the correct positiion.
If postiioning is a concern.. consider different plugs that have more grounding tongs..
If postiioning is a concern.. consider different plugs that have more grounding tongs..
#9
Originally Posted by BillBoost37
Because..you want the proper torque spec..not the correct positiion.
If postiioning is a concern.. consider different plugs that have more grounding tongs..
If postiioning is a concern.. consider different plugs that have more grounding tongs..
#10
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ok.. so I won't worry bout it then.. that'll save me time
I never bothered lookin up the specs for torque for plugs.. just usually as tight as it can without overtightening..
Techinfo didn't have it.. not in torque specs of spark plug/gap.. time to fill it in?
I never bothered lookin up the specs for torque for plugs.. just usually as tight as it can without overtightening..
Techinfo didn't have it.. not in torque specs of spark plug/gap.. time to fill it in?