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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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lead plugs

i just bought new ngk spark plugs,and he said there are lead plugs on the car and other ones,when im lokingat the motor,wich ones are the leads?
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 11:54 PM
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The plug hole with a L next to it is leading and the one with the T trailing.
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 11:55 PM
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Which basically means, the leading are on the bottom, and the trailing are on the top.
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Old Apr 23, 2003 | 11:56 PM
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I believe the bottom plugs are the leading ones.
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 12:01 AM
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thanks,about a week after i bought this car off my bro,i randomly stuffed some off brand plugs in,they were rotary plugs,but i didnt put the leads and what not where they are suposed to go.and ive had a few smoking problems since then,and it doesnt seem to rev smoothly,it doesnt miss,just not smooth.and the car was fine for 20k before i got my hands on it,so im thinking thats it
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 12:02 AM
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so the leads are the bottom,not back,were talking the two closest to the ground right?
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 12:08 AM
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Correct, two closest to the bottom
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 12:11 AM
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Basically, it looks like this
Front rotor Rear Rotor
T1 T2


L1 L2
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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thank you thank you thank you long live my 86 base n/a
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 12:51 AM
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No problem, happy driving
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Old Apr 24, 2003 | 01:07 AM
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just curious, what exactly makes the plugs different? Different heat ranges? Different gaps? What?
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