Often forgotten facts - early hemis

["Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxx>]

55-58 and other early Hemi owners take note!

The other day, John Nowosacki mentioned to the list in his post that
early hemi motors do NOT use gaskets on their spark plugs. I asked
him about that and so thorough is his response that he even points
out some mislabeling in the shop manual.

I'll add a note to this effect in all future editions of the C
Handbook. Thanks, John!

Wayne


----- Original Message -----
From: <john_nowosacki@xxxx>
To: <wgraefen@xxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:11 PM
Subject: RE: gskts


Hi Wayne,
Check out page 112 of the 57 Chrysler/Imperial Service manual,
section c, third paragraph, in bold print. "No gaskets are used on
double rocker shaft engines"
Also, at the top of the section, there is a note describing the
difference in plugs between Firepower and Spitfire engines, and a
picture (Figure 26) at the bottom of the page, which is wrong, as
the pictures are reversed.
Do I get an autographed copy when I order your book?
John

-----Original Message-----
From: Wayne Graefen [mailto:wgraefen@xxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 8:32 AM
To: john_nowosacki@xxxx
Subject: gskts

Really? Shop manual says don't use the gaskets? Point me to a
page. This ought to be in the C Handbook!

Wayne
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Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 15:23:02 -0600
From: john_nowosacki@xxxx
<mailto:john_nowosacki@xxxx>
Subject: dumb spark plug questions of the week

Hi folks,
I can't find non-resistor plugs for my 57 392, are resistor type ok?
R45XLS (AC brand) vs the 45XLS that were in there.
Also, the manual says don't use the gaskets on the plugs, I never
would have guessed, glad I read it. I bought new rubber doughnuts
for the tops of the tubes, the old ones were hard as rock and
cracked in places.
Any other comments/tips appreciated.
John