How many 'sparks plugs' do you own/maintain?

[Stelth]

2 v-8's 16
2 v-6's 12
2 4's 8
1 generator 1
1 welder generator 2

Total 39

I need to get rid of at least 14 spark plugs worth of vehicles.

 

[2civics]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
Originally Posted By: 2civics
I have 4 spark plugs to maintain in my marriage alone.....
I am not getting the joke here :-(

That I keep a physical set of spark plugs to keep my metaphysical spark in my relationship.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Originally Posted By: DriveHard
Originally Posted By: Taildragger
Ugghh,,,, about 80.

Airplane 1 18
Airplane 2 8
Airplane 3 8
Airplane 4 8

F-150 8
Ranger 6
300ZX 6
Mazda 3 4
Boat 4
Various lawn and hobby stuff 13 (model airplanes)


don't model airplanes use glow plugs? I didn't count my models, as they are all glow plug powered, and not technically a spark plug.


Yeah. The little nitro engines are pretty much a small 2 cycle diesel engine. The nitro fuel is compression ignition and the "plug" is used to heat up the combustion chamber.

 

[expat]

Toyota pu
Toyota Matrix
Triumph Spitfire
Ride on mower
Weedeater
Chainsaw
Outboard motor

Total = 17

But I can't remember the last time I changed a plug.

 

[javacontour]

Let's see here:

Mercury GM - 8
2002 Camry - 4
2003 Corolla - 4
2003 Protege5 - 4
2010 Altima - 4
Lawn mower - 1
Weed eater - 1
Chain saw - 1

Looks like 27 at this time.

 

[cjcride]

The hot spot on the glow plug gives the vapor a source of ignition IIRC.

They are little diesels in a way.

 

[Eddie]

6 total: 4 in a Mazda and 2 in a John Deere

 

[Bgallagher]

3 cars, 2 4 clinders, 1 6 = 14
ride on and push mower = 2
chainsaw = 1
handheld and backpack leafblower = 2
Pressure washer = 1
Generator = 1

Grand total of 21

 

[Win]

I don't feel like counting - there's 40 in the list below, and that doesn't count the caddy, expy, old bronco, and all the other IC junk. Probably 75 or more

 

[Oldmoparguy1]

43 cars/trucks, (somewhere back 10 or so years ago is a list), average 6 plugs per, 253, large number of ope, I have a pile of at least 30 scrap engines, 9 riders some 2 cyl. maybe another 50.

At least 300 or more, but who's counting

 

[Phishin]

1990 Chevy K1500 = 8
2009 Subaru = 4
Honda Accord = 4
1986 36' Tiara (twin 454's) = 16
2003 Yamaha 115HP Outboard = 4
1968 Johnson 115HP Outboard = 4
1988 Johnson 15HP Outboard = 2
2008 Honda Ruckus = 1
1986 Honda Elite 250 = 1
GoPed Scooter = 1
Push mower = 1
Weedeaters (2) = 2
Leaf Blower = 1

That comes out to 49.

In actuality, I have an extra set of plugs for each outboard (10 plugs) and 16 extra plugs that I keep clean for my old truck because it is an oil burning MONSTER.

49 cylinders to maintain, but 75 plugs total.

 

[Nick1994]

My car doesn't have spark plugs so it's at 0

Chevy Trailblazer, Jeep Cherokee, Buick Rendezvous = 18
My 2005 Honda Rancher = 1
2 weed eaters, 2 gas blowers, 2 mowers = 6

25 total

 

[440Magnum]

Originally Posted By: Lapham3
Another 'old car' geezer pal and I were chatting about all our years of buying/owning and it evolved into how many spark plugs we could be changing if we added up all those old cars/motorcycles/boats/small engine stuff we own.


That's a fun thought experiment- a FB forum I'm on had a discussion about "total cubic inches" of engines owned. My total was similar to a single Rolls-Royce Griffon.

Plugs:
Challenger: 16
Ram 4.7 genII: 16
JGC: 6
XJ: 6
Polara: 8
R/T: 8
2 push-mowers: 2
1 lawn tractor: 1
1 ZTR: 2

65 plugs? Wow. That's more than a single R-4360s worth of plugs (56- 28 cylinders x2)

And that's not counting 2-stroke OPE, or the old JD 110 I'm gathering parts to restore.

 

[OneEyeJack]

I was surprised that the 8 old spark plugs that I changed in my V8 4Runner at 100K looked like new.

I thought about not changing them but since I had them all out I went ahead and installed the new ones.

 

[Dyusik]

That is random, but I'll bite.
Mine:
Yamaha=4 Harley=4 Lexus=6 Heep=6 Chev=6 mower=1
17
Others under my wing:
Neon=4 Cavalier=4 XL7=6 Liberty=6 496=8
18
35? I'm sure I'm forgetting some thing...

 

[Srt20]

60 spark plugs, + 6 cylinders diesel.

All are used on a regular basis. And I own all of them.

3 vehicles
1 motorhome
1 rzr
4 snowmobiles
2 lawn mowers
2 weedwackers
2 generators
1 chainsaw
1 race car engine

 

[expat]

Seen around here in the last few weeks

One vehicle and at least 128 spark plugs!

http://www.martinmars.com/

 

[OVERKILL]

2014 Charger: 16
2006 Charger: 16
2002 Expedition: 8
302 in my garage: 8
weedwhacker: 1
Mower: 1

Total: 50

 

[Rick in PA]

1+6+8+8+6+8+4+4+4+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1+1=52
woops, forgot my wife's cars
4+4+4+6+6=14
oh, about 66

 

[440Magnum]

Originally Posted By: expat
Seen around here in the last few weeks

One vehicle and at least 128 spark plugs!

http://www.martinmars.com/


144, same as a B-29, Douglas DC-4/6/7, Lockheed Connie. 4 Wright 3350 @ 18 cylinders each, 2 plugs per cylinder.

4x18x2=144. That's assuming there's no gasoline APU/starting generator somewhere aboard like a number of WWII era multi-engine planes carried.

A B-50, Douglas Globemaster, or Boeing Stratocruiser would have had 224 plugs: 4 P&W R4360 @28 cylinders each, 2 plugs per cyl. 4x28x2=224.

But I think the record belongs to the B-36. 6 R4360 radials (336 conventional spark plugs) plus 4 turbojets which each had some type of spark-plug like ignitor.