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history_buff54

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Antique Sparkplug
« on: February 27, 2011, 09:37:10 am »
I don't have the repair manual with this, but it looks straight forward and easy to repair your very early 1900's sparkplugs. Just remove from your engine and unscrew all parts. Replace any worn or burnt out parts....reassemble and as ESSO (now EXXON) used to advertise "Happy Motoring".
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mariok54

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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2011, 09:42:29 am »
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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 09:47:16 am »
Sure, where would you get the worn out, burnt out replacement parts, what would you test it with or in, and how does this affect the value? Guys I know that collect spark plugs just have them on display, they don't give a hoot about if they work or not.
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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2011, 09:49:36 am »
 Have I wandered into a parallel Universe?  ???
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OLDZ06

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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2011, 10:09:47 am »
 ???  Been around plenty of old cars and parts and I have never taken a spark plug apart. I would leave it original. Curious what did it come out of ?
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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2011, 10:12:41 am »
I wouldn't expect it to work, and I can see why people would collect old ones, they have a cool look to them. The reason I think it would not matter if it is in working order is because, whatever type of engine it was used in probably no longer exists, and no longer in production.
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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2011, 10:42:23 am »
That was back when cars were made to be worked on !! Got two fairly new Lincolns sitting out here,,, can`t even find the spark plugs !!!
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history_buff54

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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2011, 12:23:20 pm »
Have no idea what engine it was for. It was still in the original box you buy them in decades back. It was in an old wooden box in the barn along with some ledgers where Hatfields kept receipts in old books on everything sold on the farm...like butter at .04 cents a pound, 2 pigs at 345 pounds for 38 dollars...just old old papers to keep track how much they made each year from 1885 on up thru 1895. That may give ya an idea on how far to look back. That's just the way sparkplugs were made when first thought up. You put them together.
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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2011, 12:33:21 pm »
How awesome is that that you have the farm ledgers!! Take good care of those. If you have a local historical society they would probably love to have scans.
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Re: Antique Sparkplug
« Reply #9 on: February 27, 2011, 12:50:14 pm »
Interesting !!  Never knew that !!   Sure wish I could buy pork at that price now !!
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