Spark Plug Gap

[Go4broke]

What is the gap on the spark plug for 3.8. I just bought some Ac Delco Platinum plugs and was wondering what to set them at.

[Scott T]

>.060 inch gap.

[Distephano]

Chilton Manual lists the gap for a '98 3800 V6 as .045 in.

Though I do see many people here on the boards listing the gap at .060. Why is this?

[Go4broke]

I just found my Chilton manual and it does say 0.045. should I go by that?

[Scott T]

Sorry. I have a 2000 Firebird and the owners manual says to gap the V-6 and the V-8 to .060 inch gap

[MEAN 98]

gap =.060"

[John_D.]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Distephano:
...I do see many people here on the boards listing the gap at .060. Why is this?<hr></blockquote>

The underhood sticker should say .060. The sticker supersedes whatever is in the manual. My factory plugs were gapped at .060 in my '98 when I took them out.

I did have to pull them down to .045 in order to run them with nitrous.

[black98V6]

I thought .045 was for the 3.4's

[pgriffith]

gap = .060