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Locate a gap gauge or feeler gauge. more
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Locate a gap gauge or feeler gauge. more
The gap setting is different for each vehicle but most are somewhere between 0.028" and .060". Consult the owner's manual or Champion® catalog to find the recommended setting for the vehicle you're working on.
Not always. In the past, it was necessary to gap spark plugs, but today spark plugs are usually pre-gapped. It is advisable to double check that the gap is correctly set to the vehicle's recommended setting when installing spark plugs.
Be very careful when making adjustments. Don't bend the electrode more than a few fractions of an inch. It is durable but isn't designed to take a lot of pressure. Also, take care not to hit the center electrode. If you snap off the bottom electrode or damage the center electrode from excessively prying on it, you'll need a new spark plug. Precious metal iridium or platinum center electrodes can be very delicate when it comes to prying them. It is important to use the proper spark plug gapping tool.
1) Potential of the ignition system - Spark Voltage (sometimes explained as Voltage potential or electrical pressure) corresponds with the distance that spark can cross at given air pressure and enviroment (concentration of the A/F (Air/Fuel) mixture etc. between the spark plug gap (center electrode and ground electrode). here
Generally the applications with low cylinder pressures (low compression ratio) running lean A/F (Air/Fuel) mixtures have large recommended gap (around .050"), and applications with high cylinder pressures (high compression, forced induction - turbo, supercharged, nitrous applications. ) require spark plug gap smaller than .032". The dense A/F mixture is much harder for spark to penetrate, and require much higher voltage (pressure). Higher fuel concentration has the same effect (lower A/F ratio). That reason is why high power vehicles (1,000 horspower and more) often run a spark plug gap as small as .016". Some applications such as ProMod turbo cars using M1 fuel frequently run a spark plug gap as small as .012", even though they are equipped with some of the highest output ignition systems providing in excess of 60,000 Volts high current and high mJ power output. more
Vehicles produced in series (which are not additionally modified for engine power output enhancement), whose engines are properly adjusted and in good technical condition, can be equipped according to the current application tables.
There are many different spark plug gap styles available, some with low gap capacitance, some with high gap capacitance, some with low ignition voltage requirement, some with high ignition voltage requirement, some with projected tip, some with retracted tip, some with fixed gap, some with adjustable spark plug gap, some with several parallel gaps, some with several gaps in series. here
Large spark plug gap setting demands higher voltage (electrical pressure) for spark to jump the large distance gap. That means that there is higher voltage build up in the ignition system (ignition coil, distributor, ignition wires) prior to the spark discharge. This is generally desired in applications with late model high output ignition coils and lower compression naturally aspirated engine applications where cylinder pressures are relatively low and easy for spark discharge to occur. more
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