what is it with spark plug $$$$

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Crosbyman

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so what is going on with spark plug$$ some kits go for 35$/8pack

l 78v permagaps 16$ cdn each ???
 
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Supply and demand ??----When you are hot and thirsty you will pay $3.00 for 1 liter of water.-----At that price Canada should start selling the water in the 5 GREAT LAKES to the world.
 
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I buy QL77JC4 in bulk and save a little dough but not much. The latest place I purchased from had just picked up 14,000 from Wall Mart.

Apparently Wall Mart doesn't want to be in the outboard part business!šŸ˜†
 
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ETECs... can't say if I changed them once maybe twice in 18 years and not because I had problems just because I fugured they should not have lasted so long :) ... i'll lok them up just to get ready for the big shock thankfully I have a I3 .
 
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You need to look around, as some places do charge a lot. The Mazda brand iridium plugs for my car were $24/ea. I found some for about 1/4 of that price.

You can check places like autozone, rockauto and advanced auto parts. The latter had QL78YC plugs for my Johnnyrude for $3ea, last year.
 
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Autoparts stores will sometimes stock them cheaper than my local dealer.
 
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Found my QL77JC4 plugs at the local Ace hardware for $3.99 marketed under their the 828M nomenclature.
 
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Crosbyman said:
ETECs... can't say if I changed them once maybe twice in 18 years and not because I had problems just because I fugured they should not have lasted so long :) ... i'll lok them up just to get ready for the big shock thankfully I have a I3 .
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To maintain my original 5 year warranty I went ahead and replaced them at 300 hrs and just used the benchmark the whole time I used it.

Certainly was not needed.
 
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Wait until you buy them for your hi tech electronic controlled engine in your car !! Neighbor had a tuneup on his hemi....plugs, wires, etc....over 300 bucks in plugs and wires ...no labor !!
 
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airshot said:
Wait until you buy them for your hi tech electronic controlled engine in your car !! Neighbor had a tuneup on his hemi....plugs, wires, etc....over 300 bucks in plugs and wires ...no labor !!
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Plug wires for a Porsche in the late 80's were close to $400 buckaroonies!
 
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The only good with these surface gap plugs are you do not need to change them very often. They last for a very long time.
Just pull them clean them up and put them back.
Doen not matter of brand, NGK, Champion, Bosch or other.
This is my experience of them.
 
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Actually, the only time I change the spark plugs on my outboards is when the shells get rusty and threaten to stain the powerhead.
 
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IIRC the AC Delco 43s for my old 4.3 are like $3 each. I never seem to wear em out, I have a couple of sets that I clean and rotate in use.
 
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I recall working on some small OMC outboards where plug gap had worn from 0.030" to 0.070"-------Means that motor / plugs were working fine up to that point.-----Many good sparkplugs are thrown out I think.
 
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