if i gap the spark plugs wrong can it stop the car from starting
Nov 14, 2010 at 10:29 AM
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ERNEST CLARK
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If you gapped the plugs impossibly wide, it's possible the ignition won't have enough power to produce a spark.
But that's pretty unlikely, as the electrode would probably break before you could gap it that wide.
Nov 14, 2010 at 10:34 AM
KHLOW2008
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If the gap is too small, ignition sparks would be too weak to ignite resulting in non starting.
Nov 14, 2010 at 10:51 AM
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