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#474131 11/22/2008 1:48 PM
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I have a 1970 c-10 with a 350. I just bouight it and someone added an Gm HEI dist. Does the HEI use differant spark plugs than regular dist. and is the gap differant? Seems though years ago I ran into same problem but forgot. Thanks

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The same plugs are fine. You should increase the gap to .045.


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Yes, as Wrenchbender says.

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And don't use champion in a chevy.

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Just curious.........why not Champions?? Never heard that before..........

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Yep, what Joe said. I went to Walmart(yeah, well it wasn't for the truck) to get just TWO sparkplugs for my lawnmower and it called for Champion plugs. Well, I get to Walmart, and every single last one of the plugs hadn't been assembled, or had cracked ceramic, or the list goes on and on. I don't really have anything against the company or their product, it's just that I wouldn't use them in a truck unless I knew the ones I bought were okay.


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I used to use champion's in chevy's.they would start to misfire after a couple month's.Needed to replace quite often.I mostly wrote it off as a old wore out motor back then.Was talking o a real chevy man back then and he asked what kind of plug's I was using.(Champion) He say's throw em out and put in A different brand......problem's solved!!!Tom

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Ive had a lot of trouble with Champions latly also. They break real easy putting them in. 2 of them broke & had nothing in them from the term on the end to the center electrode. I broke another open just to see & all it had was a spring & resister in it.


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