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Vintage sparkplugs!

I went to look at the spark plugs in the escort and was shocked to find the origional factory installed spark plugs from 1997! amazing the car even ran!

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ControlledExplosions commented on 26 Oct 2009

I think the only thing they kept up on was the oil changes, the oil looks fairly good, but my next day off I'm going to change it. some old couple had the car before the girl who sold it to me did. and I agree with you about auto mechanics, it should be a required course to get your liscence! I've seen grown men who don't even know how to change a spark plug let alone what the purpose of a sparkplug is!

John Tedesco commented on 03 Jan 2010

Like your Youtube sites. These spark plugs are similar to the RN9Y Champion plugs I used in my 58 Chevy with a '61 409 racing engine. True antique spark "plugs" are used in a Ford Model T engine. Those plugs are actually 3/4-14 NPT pipe thread, the same as a standard pipe plug. The Model A Ford engine spark plugs are 7/8-18NF thread NPT = National pipe taper NF = National fine thread.

andersonvillas1277 commented on 03 Apr 2010

be careful with the Autolite brand plugs! I just spent $129.99 to get mine replaced because one blew out of the cylinder. I got new Motorcraft one's installed and the car purs like a kitten. The tech wrote that i got a bad set of Autolites! I currently own a 1992 Ford Escort 1.9L.193,364 miles on the odometer! original engine! 20-25mpg!

wilkes85 commented on 26 Oct 2009

Yea funny thing about car bulbs, they seem to last forever. My LTD still has all it's original tail light bulbs. I read somewhere that in a lot of cases, the bulbs can outlast the car itself. I wouldn't have thought the headlights would last that long though. That's pretty cool!

808moparskate commented on 26 Oct 2009

Grickin rights i like to chnage my plug once or twice a fricken season like 8 times a year on my dirtbikes even more i used to go thorugh i set of plugs on my rm a week let alone for 12 fricken years must have been a girl driver XD JK lol but fricken rights thats saddddd

wilkes85 commented on 26 Oct 2009

Oh my God.... I don't know if thats awesome or just sad lol I got spark plugs about that old, they're the ones I took out of my LTD, but it's been sitting dormant in for 5 years before I bought it.

Joe Mulford commented on 26 Oct 2009

I'm suprised the car didnt even miss or predetonate! Cool though that it still have the original spark plugs, one of my weed whackers has its original plug in it still, a Champion RCJ8

6030diesel commented on 26 Oct 2009

i think our 1977 GMC 6500 graintruck has 30 year old spark plugs in it and it runs fine. but it only has around 30,000 miles on the clock so theyre just getting broken in.