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Offline Foxx4Beaver

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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #15 on: August 12, 2015, 10:02:48 AM »
the measurements I gave you are RIGHT outa the manual.
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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #16 on: August 12, 2015, 10:12:32 AM »
Spark plug gap can be a deceiving measurement.  If the manual states it should be a particular measurement, then I would stick with that.  Lots of testing and science-y type stuff goes into determining that gap.   :-D
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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #17 on: August 12, 2015, 10:33:24 AM »
the measurements I gave you are RIGHT outa the manual.
i know, in my manual it says 0.5-0.6 but the engine is actully a 87 mod, so i will have to find out what it is for the 87,  what year is the manual tha said, 0.6-0.7 ?
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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2015, 01:19:27 PM »
Excuse me, ma'am...but you've got extremely nice legs!!!...what time do they open???                                                                                                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tCgN3aryQ

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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2015, 01:19:00 AM »
it turned out to be 0.5 mm gap, so i tried to gap it 0.6-0.7 mm now, weird how come the 93 model need a smaller gap then the other models?
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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2015, 08:11:49 AM »
leave it at .024 like you have it.
Excuse me, ma'am...but you've got extremely nice legs!!!...what time do they open???                                                                                                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tCgN3aryQ

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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2015, 06:38:15 AM »
Excuse me, ma'am...but you've got extremely nice legs!!!...what time do they open???                                                                                                               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8tCgN3aryQ

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Re: plug fell out, precautions prior to installing?
« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2015, 11:22:21 AM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh1mEyVOP_w&feature=youtu.be

awe c'mon...you cut out the vulgar language...and the funny parts :lol:

was only one vulhar word cut in half, so dont worry you did'nt miss out on anything :P
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