Indexing NGKs?
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:03 am
My last set of Golden Lodges are on their last legs. I'd seen a consensus here that NGKs were the way to go (I've tried Bosch Platinum +4s and wasn't happy with them), and after re-reading some of those posts I bought a set of NGK's BP6ESs. I guess I'd expected them to have four ground electrodes like the Lodges. When I saw they were the traditional single electrode type, I thought I'd better ask you all before I installed them:
Do they need to be indexed? That is, do I need to mark the direction the electrode points and make sure to line it up between the valves to prevent burning a valve? (I've had that problem on a Spider and have been told by people whose opinon I've learned to trust that it was caused by that spark gap pointing directly at the edge of a valve.) Does this matter on the V6, or do you all just gap 'em, screw 'em in, torque 'em down, and run 'em without any worry?
If I DO need to index them, how are the valves arranged vis a vis the valve cover? Or, more to the point, in what direction (looking at the plug wells and the valve cover) should I aim that gap?
Thanks for your help.
Do they need to be indexed? That is, do I need to mark the direction the electrode points and make sure to line it up between the valves to prevent burning a valve? (I've had that problem on a Spider and have been told by people whose opinon I've learned to trust that it was caused by that spark gap pointing directly at the edge of a valve.) Does this matter on the V6, or do you all just gap 'em, screw 'em in, torque 'em down, and run 'em without any worry?
If I DO need to index them, how are the valves arranged vis a vis the valve cover? Or, more to the point, in what direction (looking at the plug wells and the valve cover) should I aim that gap?
Thanks for your help.