Did Spark Plugs

[PandaBear]

How many of you young whippersnappers ever dealt with points, condensers, coils, distributor caps, and copper core spark plugs that were supposed to last 10,000 miles, but usually needed to be changed at 6,000, and were subject to lead fouling?

But those Champion or AC plugs used to cost 50 cents each.

I had 2 cars that supposedly need cap, rotor, plug every 30k. After a while I just do it every 60k with plat plugs and ignore the cap and rotor. I did see some deposit on the cap's terminals and rotor did see some dark spot, but I just sand them off or scrap them off with a box cutter. Didn't have problem afterward. Maybe I would if I run mine to 6500rpm but with an automatic transmission they never run that high.

 

[k1xv]

I had 2 cars that supposedly need cap, rotor, plug every 30k. After a while I just do it every 60k with plat plugs and ignore the cap and rotor. I did see some deposit on the cap's terminals and rotor did see some dark spot, but I just sand them off or scrap them off with a box cutter. Didn't have problem afterward. Maybe I would if I run mine to 6500rpm but with an automatic transmission they never run that high.

I forgot to include spark plug wires, with failing insulation.

 

[PandaBear]

I forgot to include spark plug wires, with failing insulation.

My OEM one lasted 150k miles before manufacturer give me a free one along with oil change, plugs, cap and rotor, because somehow there are enough of them failing smog that they want to not get in trouble. The aftermarket one I got for $20 from rockauto lasted 30k before one of them got an insulator breakdown and turn into white powder.

OEM for those only afterward.