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| ===== To Gap the Spark Plugs ===== | ===== To Gap the Spark Plugs ===== | ||
| - | |A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a \\ hole in it. It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler \\ gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5))| | + | A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a hole in it. \\ |
| - | |{{techtalk:ref:tools:homemade-spark-plug-feeler-gauge_by_deep_diver.jpg?direct&400|}}| | + | It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5)) \\ |
| - | ^ Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5)) ^ | + | |{{techtalk:ref:tools:homemade-spark-plug-feeler-gauge_by_deep_diver.jpg?direct&300|}}| |
| + | ^ Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5)) ^ | ||
| - | ===== Spark Plug Hole Adapters for Diagnostic Testing ===== | + | This tool is not scientific and it's use is subjective. But it is widely used for gapping plugs. ((Hippysmack)) |
| + | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:spark_plug_gapper_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
| + | ^ Commercial spark plug gapping tool. ((photo by Hippysmack)) ^ | ||
| - | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_12mm-to_quarter_npt_hose_adapter_1_by_cjburr.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_12mm-to_quarter_npt_hose_adapter_2_by_cjburr.jpg?direct&300|}}| | + | ===== Flexible Extension for Dual Plug Heads ===== |
| + | Care should be taken when installing the top spark plug on S models or any with dual plug heads. \\ | ||
| + | It's easy to get into the wrong position and break the end of the plug with a conventional wrench. \\ | ||
| - | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_12mm-to_quarter_npt_hose_adapter_3_by_cjburr.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_12mm-to_quarter_npt_hose_adapter_4_by_cjburr.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:homemade_12mm-to_quarter_npt_hose_adapter_5_by_cjburr.jpg?direct&300|}}| | + | This flexible extension allows you to maneuver the plug into the hole using the handle on the end to start the threads without much force. \\ |
| - | ^ Homemade 1/4" NPT to 12mm Spark Plug Hole Adapter ((photos by cjburr of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=56497)) ^^^ | + | This was once available at most auto parts stores and is still available online. \\ |
| + | If the plug doesn't thread easily, the grip will slip on the plug instead of forcing the threads together and cross-threading them. \\ | ||
| + | Then you simply back it out, re-position and try again until the threads are started correctly. \\ | ||
| + | Once the threads are started, remove the flex tool, use a conventional plug wrench to snug up and then a torque wrench for final tightening. \\ | ||
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| + | | STEELMAN PRO 08310R flexible 12-Inch spark plug starter tool ((photos by Hippysmack)) ||| | ||
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