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Spark plug gap question
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.

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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #1 - 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 ?
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #2 - 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...
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28362 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #3 - 03/30/13 at 10:30:33 Owners manual... http://www.savageriders.com/verslagen/transfer/2002_LS650P_Owners_Manual.pdf
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Re: Spark plug gap question
Reply #4 - 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.

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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #5 - 03/30/13 at 10:39:49 Thank you JOG, I have just figured this out, I can't get the socket into the hole, AGGGGHHHHHhhh. I guess I am heading back to Lowe's to check for a thin deep socket. Thank y'all for your help. BTW the spark plug box doesn't say anything about gap, so I will leave it as is.
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #6 - 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
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Re: Spark plug gap question
Reply #7 - 03/30/13 at 12:37:46

TROX wrote 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

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.

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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #8 - 03/30/13 at 12:40:51 My regular deep well socket fit mine just fine.
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #9 - 03/30/13 at 12:52:06 Thanks ZAR. What year is your bike, Greg ?
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #10 - 03/30/13 at 13:01:05 2002. I removed the tank and it fit right in.
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #11 - 03/30/13 at 14:44:18 They haven't changed, regular plug socket fits my 98 with the chrome swung forward. I do have a non stock gas tank though. But the stock tank had sufficient room as well... Are you using an actual plug socket or just a deep well? Regular deep well MAY be too thick depending on when and where it was made.
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TROX Full Member Offline More ideas than $$$ Posts: 118 Temple, TX Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #12 - 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. :'(
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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #13 - 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...
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: Spark plug gap question Reply #14 - 03/30/13 at 15:11:31 Have you tried Sears for the socket, they normally stock the 18mm spark plug sockets. R.F.
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