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iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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so do you gap them, if so what if the tip breaks, it does not say onb the ngk box one way or another?
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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Nope, don't gap them.
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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Information I got off a web site is not to gap them. However if you need to close the gap just put the tip down on a solid table and push it down. To open is where the issue is, you don't want to put any pressure on the tiny electrode, they did show a tool that would pull the piece up by using a lever action on the body of the plug. And of course you need to be extra careful not to break the electrode tip when sliding the gauge in there to measure.
Service manual calls for gap .031 - .035 The NGK plug is gapped at .035....so you're good to go
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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they came out of the box at 29, could not get 30 under them, so i screwed them up, broke the tips, then i gapped them 4 the hell of it and put them to test, since i'm gonna replace them anyway now, runs like its a new motor, dont no if i'm even gonna mess with it for awhile, it really ran stronger even with the tips broke, ????? dont know  |
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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cartersta wrote:
they came out of the box at 29, could not get 30 under them, so i screwed them up, broke the tips, then i gapped them 4 the hell of it and put them to test, since i'm gonna replace them anyway now, runs like its a new motor, dont no if i'm even gonna mess with it for awhile, it really ran stronger even with the tips broke, ????? dont know
Were you using the NGK brand? According to the info I found on-line they are gaped at .035
Iridium IX Plug, 12mm Thread, 19mm (3/4"  Reach, 11/16" (18mm) Hex Size, Gasket Seat, Resistor, Stud Terminal, Projected Tip, Fine Wire (0.6mm) Iridium Center Electrode, Tapered Cut Ground Electrode, .035" (0.9mm) Gap, Heat Range 7. NOTE: Does not include terminal nut, if necessary, order part #067606-005
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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As for me I didnt even bother to check LOL  ! Everybody said not to mess with for fear of breaking the tips so put in out of box and bike runs great! |
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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yep they were ngk, right out of the box
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 8 Months ago
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Don't forget even if a plug is supposed to be "pregapped" That gap needs to be checked. It is not uncommon for the gap to change during shipment from being banged around or dropped. As Erbman said closing the gap is easy by tapping on a hard surface . To open the gap you can very carfully grab the grounding tip with a pair of pliers on the outside and pull it open to the correct gap rather than prying on the center electrode. If the gap is too tight you will not get a proper spark it will be a cold spark , If the gap is too wide you will get a hot spark and that is not good either.  |
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 7 Months ago
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Mine were good out of the box. They say not to adjust them but I always check anyway, NGKs are packaged so it's nearly imposssible to mess them up in transit.
If they should need adjusted, I use a spark gap tool with no problems, same as any other plug. You should never jam the feeler in hard enough to break an electrode.
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Re:iridium plugs, do you gap 2 Years, 7 Months ago
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if i were to react like some of the younger crowd around here, i mean here in bama,i blame this website ofr me breaking the tips on those plug, it is GRAMS & DOCS fault for me breaking those plugs, they knew i was a moron and did nothing about it,lol if iwould have read first the other post i would have known,oh well, lesson learned bet i dont break anymore, on the bright spo, they will run great with the tips broke, have new ones in hand to change, just funnin gram & doc, it was steves & franks fault  |
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