Re: NGK vs Champion plugs/ hard to start fixed
I realize I'm a newbie around here, and don't claim to be much more than a shade tree mechanic.....but will throw my 2 cents in just for the heck of it.
Back in the 70's I ran Suzuki dirt bikes (mostly 100cc - 125cc). They came with NGK plugs in them. I was getting ready for a run, and went by the parts store for new NGK's and they were out. They give me the Champion equivalent instead. It's all they had, and short notice I took them. I found this one thing to be true with mine.....if I ran the Champions hot and heavy that day, I could toss them in the garbage after that. The plugs would look fine, but I don't think a lightening bolt would make them spark again.....if they did, it would be weak. I had to do this more than one time, and always got about the same results with the Champions. The NGK's would last much longer, even under hot and heavy running.
That said....to really throw a twist in this thread. I fouled out while at a friends place one day. I thought I had a spare plug, but didn't. I was without anything. My buddy walks out to his barn....shuffles through an old box of junk, and pulls out an old AC Delco plug. He ain't got a clue what it came out of, but the size was the same, so I stuck it in the motor. I figured what the heck, if it would run at all it would get me back. Believe it or not, the thing run better than it ever had. When I went back to get new plugs I told the guy to give me AC Delco. I ran those things to death, and hardly ever had trouble with one. Hot and heavy didn't seem to bother them at all. I never stuck another Champion or NGK plug in those things after that.
I guess that throws another wrench in the gears with this thread, but it appears that at least way back when, they wasn't all created equal.
Coosa River
