Tom,
Glad to see a post from ya... I put Iridium plugs in my 196
and picked up a few mph on a grade....I'm quite happy with my
Delco/Petronix distributor... Those NGK plugs surprised me
though... I thought I had the Weber, spot on....Obviously,NOT!
Plugs shouldn't make any power increase, UNLESS other variables
are less than optimum...Anyway, I'm still waiting to get the
head back from the machine shop....In the mean time, I'll degree
the Galvins cam and see if it matches the cam spec sheet.
Oh, I also found two oil leaks I didn't even know about...The
oil line fitting into the front of the head was cracked..It was
putting oil in the #1 spark plug pocket AND the headgasket was
leaking oil at the R/R.. I had assumed the valve cover was the
problem......Wrong again! The wire trick and silicone had the
valve cover sealed up really good.
