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PhilM Full Member Offline Posts: 127 England (Twyford) Gender:	Spark Plug Tool 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 )
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #1 - 03/04/09 at 03:07:01 18 mm is the correct size.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #2 - 03/04/09 at 06:39:19 Ya an 18mm long socket is all you need.
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kel30734 Senior Member Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 486 Calhoun, GA Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #3 - 03/04/09 at 07:08:56 needs to be thin walled tho
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #4 - 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.
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Re: Spark Plug Tool
Reply #5 - 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!

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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #6 - 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.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #7 - 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....
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Re: Spark Plug Tool
Reply #8 - 03/04/09 at 10:40:36

Serowbot wrote on 03/04/09 at 09:56:39:

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

Yes I've got 2 staffys

Charlie -

and Alice -

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 Grin

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

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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #9 - 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.
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Savage_Amusement Serious Thumper Offline On this steel horse I ride. Posts: 1004 Omaha, NE Gender:	Re: Spark Plug Tool Reply #10 - 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.
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Re: Spark Plug Tool
Reply #11 - 03/04/09 at 20:12:19

Charon wrote 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.

+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.

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