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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 04:12 PM
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Qikluv,
Are they champions? I've had that happen with champions before. I've found the outer porclein come off a plug before also. Was the bike pinging at at all? Good thing you found it.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mmzullo
Qikluv,
Are they champions? I've had that happen with champions before. I've found the outer porclein come off a plug before also. Was the bike pinging at at all? Good thing you found it.
My problem with Champions is that the threads don't stay good. Can't just spin them out of the hole cuz the threads get tweaked too easily.
Never had an issue like that with NGK.
 
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Old Oct 2, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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I also like NGK. Champion is a last resort for me.
 
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