02-24-2018, 10:16 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Monroe,NC
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spark plug size
Hello all. I'm getting prepared to do my first valve check and realized I don't have a spark plug socket. What size socket will I need? Thanks.
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02-25-2018, 12:29 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Redmond, WA.
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Standard 5/8" spark plug socket will work. Don't need any of those super thin walled ones like some require. You'll need a short extension. Suggest compressed air to blow out any dirt and small rocks from the recesses around the spark plug before pulling it so nothing falls into the cylinder hole. Also suggest going from a series 7 plug to an 8 as it's a bit hotter but not too hot like a 9. This was a suggestion from Gerry at CSC.
Joe
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02-25-2018, 07:24 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Monroe,NC
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Thanks. Going to a hotter plug sounds like a good idea. Currently, most of my riding is short 8 mile trips back and forth to work. I assume a hotter plug will stay cleaner.
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