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Message started by TROX on 03/30/13 at 10:15:41

Title: Spark plug gap question
Post by TROX on 03/30/13 at 10:15:41

HAPPY EASTER WEEKEND Y'ALL !!! I am replacing my spark plug and I am still a noob mechanic which y'all have helped out alot and much thanks to ya. I have a gapping disc for the new iridium spark plug but the clymers manual does not say what to gap the spark plug to. It came out of the box at .028 gap, is that OK ? What should it be gapped to ? Thank you ahead of time for any help.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by TROX on 03/30/13 at 10:23:55

Well let me add an addedum, I bought a 18mm deep socket to remove the spark plugged, but I can't get the socket down onto the plug, do I have to buy one of those swivel extensions ?

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by WD on 03/30/13 at 10:29:20

Regular extension will work fine once you swing the head chrome to the side.

I thought iridium plugs said on the box to not re-gap...

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by Serowbot on 03/30/13 at 10:30:33

Owners manual...
http://www.savageriders.com/verslagen/transfer/2002_LS650P_Owners_Manual.pdf

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/30/13 at 10:32:32

YOu dont have the plug tool Zuki sent out?
Its been a while, but, IIRC, it takes a really thin walled socket to get in there. YOu may hafta take the plug & go to Lowes & look in the lawn & garden area & get a pressed steel, thin deep socket.

As for gapping, lots of plugs come pre-gapped, like hillbilly teeth. If you got an rubidium its probably set. Closing a gap is easier than opening. If you need to open one, hopefully you have a gapping tool with a notch in it. Put that notch on the tang the spark arcs to & open it up. Dont go prying on the electrode to open it,, may not do anythying bad, IDK, its just not something Id do. Closing the gap is real easy. Hold the plug like a pencil &, on a smooth, clean hard surface, gently tap the plug, closing the gap. Measure often, dont go past your target zone.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by TROX on 03/30/13 at 10:39:49

Thank you JOG, I have just figured this out, I can't get the socket into the hole, AGGGGHHHHHhhh. I guess I am heading back to Lowe's to check for a thin deep socket. Thank y'all for your help. BTW the spark plug box doesn't say anything about gap, so I will leave it as is. :o

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by TROX on 03/30/13 at 11:50:37

OK, anyone still reading this, I went to Lowe's, Home dePOT, and Harbor Freight, and even called a local motorcycle shop and no one seems to carry this socket. Does anyone have a part number or site I can purchase this ? THANKS

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by ZAR on 03/30/13 at 12:37:46

7C7A6770280 wrote:

TROX go to a small engine shop..get a wrench for lawnmowers that fits your plug. Those wrenches are duper thin walled. IT will not be a socket...just the wrench and a piece of rod for the handle.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by Greg on 03/30/13 at 12:40:51

My regular deep well socket fit mine just fine.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by TROX on 03/30/13 at 12:52:06

Thanks ZAR. What year is your bike, Greg ?

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by Greg on 03/30/13 at 13:01:05

2002. I removed the tank and it fit right in.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by WD on 03/30/13 at 14:44:18

They haven't changed, regular plug socket fits my 98 with the chrome swung forward. I do have a non stock gas tank though. But the stock tank had sufficient room as well... Are you using an actual plug socket or just a deep well?

Regular deep well MAY be too thick depending on when and where it was made.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by TROX on 03/30/13 at 14:47:56

I am using a regular deep well from home depo, but I can't seem to find a part number for a spark plug socket. :'(

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by WD on 03/30/13 at 15:04:59

Auto parts store, around $10.

Scope this out, these all cross reference to the stock plug. Some are 5/8" hex instead of 18mm...

http://www.sparkplug-crossreference.com/convert/NGK_PN/DPR8EA-9

One of the mods needs to sticky the chart into the tech section... hint hint hint...

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by rfw2003 on 03/30/13 at 15:11:31

Have you tried Sears for the socket, they normally stock the 18mm spark plug sockets.

R.F.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by WD on 03/30/13 at 15:16:10

So does Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot and anywhere else that sells outboards or lawn equipment. Look in the lawn equipment section.

Note: sockets from the above sources are cheapy creepy chi-com junk. Don't get too mad when the wall splits on a too tight plug. ;D

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by rfw2003 on 03/30/13 at 15:34:02

7A692D0 wrote:

That's why I recommended Sears, craftsman is lifetime warranty, and the socket if under $5 not including tax.

R.F.

Title: Re: Spark plug gap question
Post by verslagen1 on 03/30/13 at 15:44:25

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