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Old 05-24-2005, 01:10 PM
SlowAssNeon SlowAssNeon is offline
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Default RE: Why you shouldnt run platinum plugs in the neon!

the neon WILL have problems when using platinum plugs. try a search on neons.org to see just how many have had platinum plugs erode.

"Bosh admits that the plugs are not compatable.
The problem that Bosch has acknowledged when using their Platinum plugs in engines with waste spark ignition systems stems from the tendency of electrode metal to get transferred depending upon the polarity (direction of current flow) of the spark. In waste spark ignition systems, 1/2 of the plugs always see reverse polarity sparks. Given the very narrow platinum center electrode of the Bosch Platinums, performance will be degraded more significantly when reverse polarity sparks will cause material to be transferred from the large ground/outer electrode onto the narrow platinum center electrode's exposed end surface"

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