SPARKPLUG GAP
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SPARKPLUG GAP
I changed my plugs the other day and I noticed the gap was diffrent between the two. The stealer said 30,000s was the gap, I got 35,000s and 40,000 on the other,no wonder it was running like crap. I gapped both at 30,000 and is running fine but would like to know the gap anyway. it's an 06 883. stock carb and air filter.
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RE: SPARKPLUG GAP
A cylinder running lean and hot can cause the tip to bend out of spec simply from heat. There are other factors that could contribute to having one hot cylinder as well, like spark timing, but regardless it's comes down to heat being the cause for the tip bending out of spec. I had the same deal when I first got my bike, stock carb and everything......so running a little lean to begin with, and found one plug to have a gap of .048 and the other about .040. Anyhow, for your information, .030 is ussually a standard plug gap from most plug manufacturers, and that maybe why the stealer said it was .030.
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