Thanks Dan and Ernest. I am convinced to go back and buy NON-resistor non-bosch plugs. These had a rebate on them, and then I got a letter saying they were not going to pay the rebate from NAPA. Twice burned! My faith in NAPA is diminished too. THey said these were right for the car. But that may be bosch saying that, so either way, my faith in Bosch is diminished too.
I'd still like to find out what the gap is supposed to be. I know the M180 engines used the same plugs as my R75/5 but I think the gaps were different. I guess I will ask at the FLAPS what the gap is spozed to be! They used to be able to tell you. Gassers plugs are not supposed to be this hard to figure out. At 07:24 PM 4/9/2008, you wrote: >Excuse me, but this is really peeving me off. I've >got the TDM here, and try as I might, I can't find the >[EMAIL PROTECTED]& plug gap specs anywhere. > >Anyone know what section they would be in? > >Grrrr. > >Dan > >--- Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Supposed to be gapped properly for something, but > > probably not a > > 380SL, so what is the proper gap supposed to be? If > > I am going to > > put em in, I 'd rather check the gap first. > > > > At 06:58 PM 4/9/2008, you wrote: > > >they're supposed to come out of the package gapped > > properly, but i > > >always check; the 2 sets i went through all came > > out gapped per spec for > > >the application i was using them on. > > > i wouldn't worry about it too much, though; if > > they're anything like > > >the Bosch Plats i used, you'll be changing them out > > soon enough anyway. > > >the reason i went through 2 sets was the first set > > had one plug that > > >made so much noise on the 6 radio bands i have in > > the J**p that it was > > >unbearable. the second set worked out to have 2 > > plugs that sang the same > > >way. > > > > > > sure, i could have gone through the 2 sets to > > find a working set of > > >6 that would have been radio-quiet, but for the > > money they cost i > > >couldn't justify it. i would have happily paid the > > premium for them if > > >they would have provided any better performance, > > but as it turns out, > > >plain-ol' Autolites performed perfectly, and > > silently. > > > > > > > > >cheers! > > >e > > > > > > > > >Loren Faeth wrote: > > > > It has been decades since I put spark plugs in > > anything. > > > > Subject: 1985 380SL (daughter's car_) > > > > I bought Bosch platinum plugs. > > > > they look like the gap is in the .030 range, but > > I didn't check them yet. > > > > > > > > What is tha gap supposed to be? > > > > I guess it is possible to gap these if you are > > really careful not to > > > > chip the porcelain center, or the tiny electrode > > in the middle. Is > > > > that correct? > > > > > > > > Or should I just put em in and hope for the > > best? > > > > > > > > Loren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________ > > >http://www.okiebenz.com > > >For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > Loren Faeth > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
