Setting the initial timing on a chevy small block. PT1
1 cylinder, line up your rotor with a cap tower, that tower is number one. Run spark plug wire from #1 tower to #1 cylinder, then go around the ...
The MacGyver of Cars
E3 Spark Plugs – My Experience
Have you heard about E3 Spark Plugs? Diamond fire technology for much better spark. The US EPA endorses them, saying these plugs actually make a difference in how the fuel burns, instead of just how long the plug lasts.
I decided to give them a try in my Chrysler New Yorker. Who knows how long the old plugs have been in there, but they have been changed before (Bosch Super Plus came out) and wanted to see what they were all about. They promised a smoother running engine, more fuel mileage, and long life (5 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first for warranty).
Hit the jump to find out how they fared with me:
Went to the auto parts store and picked up 6 E3.46’s for my 1993 New Yorker 3.3L and some NGK Plug Wires, cause I tore apart one of the Autolite wires that were on there (the boot came off) so it was time to change them.
Pulled out the old plugs, and replaced the wires one by one. The front three were fine, but the wire numbers didn’t match up with the cylinders on the ignition coil. No big deal I thought, NGK screwed up the labels. (All NGK Plug wires are labelled telling you which cylinder they go on. They were always right before, but not this time.)
I start working on the back three, and they’re proving tough to get out. I get the Number 1 cylinder plug out, and tighten the E3 in. It seems to go in quickly though, so I start the car to make sure it didn’t missfire, and to make sure I threaded the plug in all the way. It ran fine, and was tight, didn’t feel like coming out.
Cylinder no. 3 on the back. Same issue, came out tough, goes in easy, but now I have a problem. Plug wires aren’t long enough. Come on NGK. So I play around with them, switching them around, and find none of them are long enough for the rear. I used two of the old wires to get it to the parts store. Cylinder no. 5 came out easy, and went in easy.
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