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adamparnell
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:04 pm    Post subject: Resisted spark plug and resisted caps Reply with quote
My engine has Bosch WR8AC spark plugs with NGK LB05F resisted caps.

My thinking is double resisted is reducing the spark, what do people thing?

There’s no running issues
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Resisted spark plug and resisted caps Reply with quote
Pull a plug and start the motor and see if you have a blue spark, if so then it's a hot spark, if yellow it's a weak spark.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Resisted spark plug and resisted caps Reply with quote
adamparnell wrote:
My engine has Bosch WR8AC spark plugs with NGK LB05F resisted caps.

My thinking is double resisted is reducing the spark, what do people thing?

There’s no running issues


While u can check for blue spark, unless u can check for blue spark under all conditions, you run the risk of having a weaker spark under conditions which were getting closer to the limit of the coil - like at high rpms.

I’d suggest removing one of the resistor items.
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