I recently picked up another bunch of 14mm Champion spark plug
gaskets (crush washers). This time they had to be special ordered
in a lot of 1,000 at a local auto parts store. I tend to examine my
plugs frequently, and I don’t like to reuse the gasket, so I like
to keep extras on hand. But I really don’t need 1,000 of them. If
anyone else thinks they’d like to have some extras on hand, I’d be
glad to drop some in the mail. Just contact me offline.
Tom–
Tom Demergian (Madison, Wisconsin USA) 1962 FHC, 1949 MG TC
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In reply to a message from TomDemergian sent Fri 23 Jun 2006:
Tom - are you OCG as in gaskets?
(Sorry - I can not help myself at times)
I’ve read that you should not reuse them but I do all the time.
Lets face it, the only real way to get a new crush washer is to buy
a plug with it. They don’t come off real easy, either.
I should buy some from you just for wise cracking. Let’s see I look
at the plugs 4 times a year, average white male lives to be how
old?..
Will those 'Murican gaskets fit NGK’s?–
1969 BRG OTS
Skaneateles, NY, United States
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In reply to a message from TomDemergian sent Fri 23 Jun 2006:
Just to follow up after a couple offline questions, I find these
wahsers thread quite easily onto the plugs.
Getting old crushed washers OFF the plugs is a bit harder, but not
really. I clamp the plug gently in a vice, grasp the old washer
gently in a vise-grips, and thread it off. You have to use some
effort here, but the washer material is soft enough that it does
not damage the plug threads.
Tom–
Tom Demergian (Madison, Wisconsin USA) 1962 FHC, 1949 MG TC
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Tom, thank you very much for the plug gaskets - very nice of you. Received
them today.
Bruce Harless----- Original Message -----
From: TomDemergian
To: e-type@jag-lovers.org
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 5:16 PM
Subject: [E-Type] Spark Plug gaskets if anyone wants them
I recently picked up another bunch of 14mm Champion spark plug
gaskets (crush washers). This time they had to be special ordered
in a lot of 1,000 at a local auto parts store. I tend to examine my
plugs frequently, and I don’t like to reuse the gasket, so I like
to keep extras on hand. But I really don’t need 1,000 of them. If
anyone else thinks they’d like to have some extras on hand, I’d be
glad to drop some in the mail. Just contact me offline.
Tom
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Tom Demergian (Madison, Wisconsin USA) 1962 FHC, 1949 MG TC
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