RE>Platinum Plugs

[ARTHUR OKUN]

You wrote: 
>
>	From: jcook at apt.com (Jim Cook)
>
>	I have not had a dirt bike in about 8 years. But at that time the
>	motocross bikes came with platinum plugs. These had the very thin
>	electode that has been discussed. I was suprised to hear  someone
>	say  that  they had bad luck with them fouling more than standard
>	plugs. As I understand it, they were used in dirt  bikes  because
>	they  resist  oil  and  carbon  fouling  (two stroke). One of the
>	reasons for this is supposed to be that there  is  less  parallel
>	surface  between  electrodes  for  deposits  to accumulate or get
>	lodged in. A second reason may also be that the harder  electrode
>	tends  to  resist  wear  keep  a sharp edge for the spark to jump
>	from. This may be more evident in a comparison on aging plugs.
>
>platinum has the highest melting point of any element, so the
>electrode can run hotter than ordinary plugs.
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>Andrew Hay
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nger
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i didnot say more often than standard plugs 

acually the car owner decided to use cheaper throw away types
to save money when they did foul  the bosch plugs are about 3 times
the price of  a standard oem type plug "ie champion,ac ,autolite"