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Changed spark plugs - Idle has gone to crap! help!

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Old 05-08-2006, 12:03 AM
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my underhood sticker says .054?
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Old 05-08-2006, 12:06 AM
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HUMM, thats weired.
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:08 AM
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actually, like 89-like92 is .44, but my bros 89 is like a 93 engine, and chilton says to set 93's to .52
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:09 AM
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mines a 90 and it says .054
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:12 AM
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regapped to .045 and its purring! I removed 3 (THREE) cracked sparkplugs that a shop had put in a while back when i first got a tune up. now the idle is steady and doesnt even flinch. i love these forums.
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:18 AM
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i think i am going to pull mine out and regap them just so i can make shure there all right... great guys have a good night im going to bed!
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:42 AM
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u regaped them to the same thing? and its running better? i hope u dont really mean .045 its .45.

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regapped to .045 and its purring! I removed 3 (THREE) cracked sparkplugs that a shop had put in a while back when i first got a tune up. now the idle is steady and doesnt even flinch. i love these forums.
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:53 AM
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that's where I was confused. I browsed the forums and saw .44-.45, so i gapped them that way. but that 0 infront of the 45 is VERY important. turns out to be .045 I believe, which is working perfectly now

the measurement wasn't specified, so I probably confused mm with inches
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Old 05-08-2006, 01:56 AM
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.045 is little. are u sure that is right? ahh w/e i dunno me and numbers do not get along[:@]
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Old 05-08-2006, 02:24 AM
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95 5L here....motorcraft plugs @ .052 and my car pulls hard and idles smooth.

Why are there so many diff. gapping lengths with these cars?
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