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Yes zero missing never occurred on load previously. Mine are the 0.9 platinum plugs. It sounds backwards like you said, a weak spark should blow out on boost, now that I should be getting a stronger spark it should be better not worse.

 

Something else I did which I thought was unrelated but might not have been was I also unplugged all the injectors and massaged the plugs a little. Perhaps it was not a spark problem atfer all.

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Fairly new ID1000s with the flow test data, about ~1.5 years ago put in. Would you still bother?

 

I'll try regapping the plugs though, can you get 0.7s off the shelf? If not what is it worth to buy a gapping tool.

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Haha bang them on a hard surface.

 

I don't know if you can get them gapped that small off the shelf. I suppose you could look up a chart online.

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I used to do that with a feeler guage but found it would end up squishing closer when I took the gauge out, felt a bit too inprecise though anything is worth a shot atm.
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37 minutes ago, rollex said:

Fairly new ID1000s with the flow test data, about ~1.5 years ago put in. Would you still bother?

 

I'll try regapping the plugs though, can you get 0.7s off the shelf? If not what is it worth to buy a gapping tool.

 

Get genuine ford gas plugs.  Try Ebay

 

http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/6-x-Genuine-Ford-Falcon-BA-LPG-Spark-Plugs-SK20R7-Gas-Dual-Dedicated-Iridium-/200973896683?hash=item2ecafa4beb%3Ag%3APGwAAOSwfcVUK5hp&_trkparms=pageci%3Afc515113-f405-11e6-a47d-005056b23ff6%7Cparentrq%3A45528e0115a0a357c849da29fff3aa5d%7Ciid%3A8

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It doesn't have to be precise.

 

You'll find that there is a fairly wide range that the plugs will perform satisfactorily. 

 

You shouldn't close them onto the feeler gauge. You should tap them closed gently and check them periodically. A feeler gauge should slide through a gap with just a small amount of friction. If it's tight then the gap should be opened up.

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Yeah to be honest I'll probably mess it up and have the electrode drop into the piston knowing my luck. I might just buy a gapper and do it properly.

 

On another topic I read the ID1000 EV adaptors can screw up, has anyone had this happen to them?

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