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Message started by PhilM on 03/04/09 at 01:41:20

Title: Spark Plug Tool
Post by PhilM on 03/04/09 at 01:41:20

I don't have one. Will a standard 17mm spark plug wrench work ok?

(I don't have one of those either, yet >:()

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by T Mack 1 on 03/04/09 at 03:07:01

18 mm is the correct size.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by Savage_Amusement on 03/04/09 at 06:39:19

Ya an 18mm long socket is all you need.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by kel30734 on 03/04/09 at 07:08:56

needs to be thin walled tho

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/04/09 at 08:53:22

Very thin. I saw some plug sockets at Home Depot, pretty cheap, thin walled. Remember to make sure theres not dirt down in the cavity to fall in the cylinder when the plug comes out.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by PhilM on 03/04/09 at 09:02:51

Thanks for the help everyone. Bought a thin 18mm one which fits in there ok.

Another question now...

I have the carb off at the moment. I couldn't get the bike to start and suspected the jets might have been blocked, so am planning on cleaning it.

I want to check that I'm getting a spark - can I do the spark test, ie turn the engine over with the plug grounded, while the carb is off the bike?

I am learning as I go and am nervous about turning over the motor with a big hole in the side where the carb should be!

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by T Mack 1 on 03/04/09 at 09:44:02

No problems turning it over with carb off. The air noise going in may be a little louder.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by serowbot on 03/04/09 at 09:56:39

If you have any guitar strings,... they're great for running through the fuel passages and jets in the carb.....

PS, Your avatar,....is that a Staffordshire?.... Nice....

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by PhilM on 03/04/09 at 10:40:36

697F68756D78756E1A0 wrote:

PS, Your avatar,....is that a Staffordshire?.... Nice....

Yes I've got 2 staffys

Charlie - http://s2.b3ta.com/host/creative/23179/1236191511/charlie1.jpg

and Alice - http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/23179/1236191564/alice1.jpg

Charlie's father became english champion staffy at Crufts. He's a handsome English chap. Amazing temperament.

I rescued Alice when I lived in Atlanta. She was 8 months old and had never been out of a cage. She used to pee when you even caught her eye! Now she is the eternal puppy, who is always trotting along beside my ankle.

And yes, Alice has been for a short trip on the Savage. She loved it ;D

I'll take some dogs-on-a-savage pics when the weather gets warmer!

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by Charon on 03/04/09 at 10:47:36

I think I'd want to use nylon guitar strings, not steel ones. Or use monofilament fishing line. It is better to use something softer than the brass or aluminum passages, so there is no chance of damage.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by Savage_Amusement on 03/04/09 at 13:19:12

I didn't have any problem with a normal out of a set 18mm working. Its a cheap Stanley even. Maybe the 05 has a little more room, dunno.

Title: Re: Spark Plug Tool
Post by Digger on 03/04/09 at 20:12:19

153E37243938560 wrote:

+1

I think the thin steel guitar string is great to use for the carb passages....I got one when I first saw this idea from Serowbot.

However, I wouldn't use the steel guitar string on the brass jets. The fishing line or perhaps thin copper or brass wire (maybe from a hobby store) would work better for the jets.