Cleaning plugs

[daredevil]

Anyone else save their old plugs and hit them with the sand blaster and regap and reuse them. Running a big dominator on the street they foul sometimes and I aint gonna buy a new set everytime.Just curious.

 

[Demonracer]

We've been recycling plugs by blasting them on the race car for years. We have them gapped between .065 to .075 and sometimes coming back they get a little fouled. Plus the fact that plug prices are getting up there, it only makes sense.

 

[Bulldozer]

yea, i have a little stash of plugs i re-use if need be....

 

[FISHBREATH]

I've been cleaning and re-gapping plugs for 40+ years. There is no need to replace them unless the porcelain is cracked or the electrodes are too worn down.

 

[Divenut]

I've been cleaning and re-gapping plugs for 40+ years. There is no need to replace them unless the porcelain is cracked or the electrodes are too worn down.

x2 Doing it for 30 years here.

 

[gdrill]

Actually I looked for quite a while and found this. In school we were taught how to clean and gap plugs, but nobody does it anymore. They just toss them and buy new. I sure was happy when I got this baby!

 

[Arco440]

well i have use this little unit it works well and for the price you cant beat it.but i must say i used it on my dirt bike plugs only a few times on cars.For a quick fix its like having gold on hand.

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=spark+plug+blaster

 

[ironracer1]

Do it on the Harley all the time, I spray em w/ ether to get the gas out, usually you can do it 2 or 3 times.

 

[daredevil]

Was wondering how many others did it.Little tidbit we can pass on to the younger guys to save them a few bucks.

 

[daredevil]

Do it on the Harley all the time, I spray em w/ ether to get the gas out, usually you can do it 2 or 3 times.

Is the ironracer tag from running old ironheads. I have a '73.