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i believe if they need gapping, u should gap them. mine had to be gapped
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If you look closely you can usually see the tiny platinum plate on the side electrode and sometimes the center one too. I check and gap the plugs as needed, being careful not to scratch or dislodge the platinum plate.
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I think the cap is between .50 and .56 I didn mine on .52 bosh plugs are running great just had a miss for a bit until I put some boot protector about a dime size inside the boot runs like a champ now
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once i baught some plugs and they were faulty. than when i took them back out and looked at them and they were cracked.
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Originally posted by cvkillacontour98:
once i baught some plugs and they were faulty. than when i took them back out and looked at them and they were cracked.
somebody dropped them before they got to you, its happened to me too, went through about 3 or 4 sets of plugs before i found a set that was not cracked, i guess someone dropped the box they were in
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at best guess I would say the plugs. Granted Bosch makes some kick ass plugs. But Ford engines (especially ours) are extremely pickey engines when it comes to spark plugs. The best type you should use in these cars is either Autolite Double Platinums(SP?) or Motorcraft plugs. on my Zetec engine I put Champion Double Platniums in which I payed like 20$ for 4 of them. Ran great for about 2 weeks, then my engine cracked one of them and I started to get misfires like crazy. I am back to Misfiring again, but this time its my fuel system, and only if I really horse the engine (im expecting my fuel pump isnt giving much pressure).
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8 month old thread. The season for plugs is uppon us.
In the fall, when the weather is cool, we'll revive the UIM vac leak threads.
Must be that jumbly-wumbly thing happening again.
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lol 
98.5 Black SE ATX
S&B filter, SVT MAF, optimized SVT TB, mesh grille, removed orange reflectors, painted rear reflector, gutted pre-cats, optimized SVT LIM, 19lb injectors, resonator removed
cant afford an svt but lookin for 1 in nc
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I had some faulty NGK plugs in my Civic. The ceramic piece actually broke off in cylinder #3. NGK wouldn't pay though cause they said that they were torqued wrong.  Anyone want a 1994 Honda Civic EX 5spd??? $3000. It burns a little oil now but other than that its fine. Seriously. 
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i have a misfire code on all cylinders right now and think i got a bad coilpack only because i have brand new properly gapped autolite doubleplats and magnecors with only like35k on them.
and these people arent bullshi*in when they say to go with the autolites
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