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Offline benny_boy

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plug gap
« on: 10 February 2003, 13:36 »
whats the best gap for a mk1 golf 1.8 gti? i dont have an owners man and was wondering a. whats the gap ment to be b. has anyone found a diffent gap to be better? Cheers
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Offline richandhazel

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Re: plug gap
« Reply #1 on: 10 February 2003, 15:36 »
Off the top of my head, I'm fairly certain its meant to be 0.025" although these days I tend to use the triple electrode plugs that don't need gapping.
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Re: plug gap
« Reply #2 on: 10 February 2003, 16:17 »
thanks for the reply what  is that in metric do you know?
only got metric guages
cheers
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Offline richandhazel

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Re: plug gap
« Reply #3 on: 11 February 2003, 16:15 »
0.025" should equate to 0.635mm
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Offline benny_boy

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Re: plug gap
« Reply #4 on: 11 February 2003, 23:44 »
I emailed ngk and the gap is actually ment to be 0.8mm which is what they come gapped as apparently but thanks for the reply
cheers ;)
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Offline richandhazel

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Re: plug gap
« Reply #5 on: 12 February 2003, 11:38 »
That equates to 0.031".....seems a little large to me but there you go :-/, without my manuals to hand I'm not going to argue with NGK ;)
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Offline richandhazel

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Re: plug gap
« Reply #6 on: 12 February 2003, 12:21 »
I just did a quick search here:-

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/apps/cars_trucks_suvs/

They recommend a spark plug gap of 0.028" for a 1984 1.8 GTI Rabbit (Golf)

If I get time later I'll see what it says in my manual.
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