Recently I've been aware of what seems like a little bit of pinging under load... My first reaction was to start ruling out possible causes. One thing I thought of was spark plug heat range. My engine has more compression than stock, head work, cams, etc. I've been running Autolite 4164 plugs, which is the stock heat range. I was thinking about going one range colder, so I searched both "4164" and "4163" on the forum to look for feedback. Right away I found several people complaining that the terminal nuts on Autolite plugs seem to come loose easily, reducing the quality of the plug/wire connection. This would never have occurred to me! This morning I pulled the boots, and sure enough, the nuts were super loose... I tightened them with a pair of pliers and rode to work... Problem gone!

 

Nice!

 

So did the colder plugs help with the pinging problem?

 

Great to hear!

Agreed this forum is absolutely the best for getting advice and help. I can't believe the stuff I've learned to do due to this place. Conversely it's probably cost me almost as much as I spent on the bike in the first place with mods that I would never have even considered had I not found this place I'd still be driving stock!

 

i love this forum too. that's why i support it... *cough cough*

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One of my most favorite Two Word phrases

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You are right. This forum has saved me a ton of time and research. I need to financially support it.

 

annual physical

 

I'm feeling the same way...

 

Sounds great I'll post my Paypal address shortly