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Plugs & leads

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:39 pm
by piglet14
This might seem a dumarsed question but the last petrol I owned was a Bedford HA van in the early 90's, and that had points, condensor and a distributer,,,, and leaf springs all round. 8)

How often are we supposed to change plugs & leads and what happens if they are left?

Re: Plugs & leads

Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 8:42 pm
by alexperkins
Plugs every 40k leads every 80k

Plugs will degrade and can damage the engine if left to the point where there is little electrode left. Leads will start to break down over time and arc causing a short

Re: Plugs & leads

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 6:55 am
by piglet14
Thanks Alex,
How long on a 1.0?

Re: Plugs & leads

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:51 am
by alexperkins
Same. That's a general standard

Re: Plugs & leads

Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:41 am
by piglet14
Apologies, didn't read your post properly, it was early.

Thanks for the info.