Re: [T3] HELP!

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 7 Sep 2002, at 0:37, Dave Hall wrote:

> > I pulled the plugs and checked the resistance from the top post to the
> > center electrode.  #3 Bosch Platinum was about 4 ohms and #1 and #2  were
> > over 1000.  The foruth is still in the engine. I checked a couple of old
> > Bosch W8AC that I had laying around and they measured 1 ohm.  So were the
> > Champions.

> I'm surprised there's such small resistances on plugs - they're a spark gap
> after all, and I would expect it to be tens of thousands of ohms.  
> Have I misunderstood? 

I ASSUMED that he was measuring the resistance THRU the center of the 
plug, not the center to ground. If I assumed wrong, I agree, that would 
certainly be too low a resistance.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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