I think I remember @gggGary saying something the other day about never buying spark plugs. He just cleans up old ones. It got me thinking about this.
Can a cleaned up , used spark plug be just as good as a new one?
I seemed to recall Gary saying that he heated them up with a torch and brushed them off. And sure enough I went on YouTube and there are a ton of videos showing how to clean and reuse spark plugs, several of them include heating them up with a torch and brushing them off. Some other methods,
Soaking them in gasoline and brushing
Brushing and sandpaper
And my method, brush with a small wire brush, spray with electronic cleaner, and fine sandpaper the electrodes.
I do buy and use new spark plugs, but for some reason I never throw the old ones away. I clean them and save them “ just in case I need them”.
So are new plugs really better than a cleaned up set? What do you do?
Can a cleaned up , used spark plug be just as good as a new one?
I seemed to recall Gary saying that he heated them up with a torch and brushed them off. And sure enough I went on YouTube and there are a ton of videos showing how to clean and reuse spark plugs, several of them include heating them up with a torch and brushing them off. Some other methods,
Soaking them in gasoline and brushing
Brushing and sandpaper
And my method, brush with a small wire brush, spray with electronic cleaner, and fine sandpaper the electrodes.
I do buy and use new spark plugs, but for some reason I never throw the old ones away. I clean them and save them “ just in case I need them”.
So are new plugs really better than a cleaned up set? What do you do?