pulver@allegra.UUCP (Mark Pulver) (11/03/85)
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I drive a Honda '80 CX500d, the canadian version (you can tell
by the speedometer). The manual recommends different spark plugs
for USA model and the canadian model. Its recommends:
USA Canadian
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D8EA (NGK) DR8ES-L Standard
D7EA DR7ES Below 5C, 41F
My questions are
1) what is the difference between the USA model's plugs and the
Canadian model's plugs? Since the time I brought this bike new
in `81, I've always been given the D8EA as replacements.
My guess is that the Canadian type are resistive type plug, but
even if I'm right, what does this really mean to my proformance
(power, gas mileage).
2) I'm about to change to the colder weather plugs. How important
is that the temperature be below 5C/41F, ie. it safe to ride
during a warm spell of about around 55F with the cold weather plugs?
I have never seen my temperature guage go more than 3/4 the way into
the normal operating range strip on the guage, in the hottest conditions
( mid 90s, traffic jam ). Normally it only is about 1/4 the way
into this zone. Currently in this high 30's, low 40's tempature weather
the guage doesn't quite make it to this zone. Should I just change
my plugs and/or have my coolant temperature guage checked?
range.
The only major difference between the USA and the Canadian models
is the Emission Control system. The Canadian model has none.
Thanks for any response I might receive.
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Mark Pulver watmath!watvlsi!pulver (U of W VLSI Group, Waterloo, Ont, Canada)
on loan to AT&T Bell Labs as pulver@allegra