Tegger wrote:
<snip crap>
>
> I have no idea where you got all this from, but it's all nonsense.
>
> Platinum is used on spark plug electrodes primarily because it resists
> erosion, thus leading to longer electrode life.
>
> It is NOT used on plugs for the purposes of combusting hydrocarbons.
>
> You are confusing the functions of platinum on spark plugs with the
> platinum used in catalytic converters. Same metal, different operating
> environment and different effects.
>
> If you put holes in your pistons at some point, you had /major/
> detonation problems that were due to excessively advanced ignition
> timing, or a very lean mixture. The plugs had zero to do with it.
>
why did you respond? that guy is either a fruit loop or a troll.
either way, he's beyond help and should only be ignored.