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Mar 12, 2014 | 11:44 PM

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Spanners39

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Originally Posted by texashillcountry

I kinda figured he would get that as all plug gap tools that I have seen are marked in thousandths.

If you have seen one marked in mm, inches, or BitCoin I would be very interested in seeing it.

Not everyone uses a plug gap tool......and not everyone works in inches (like the entire remainder of the civilised world!!!

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Mar 13, 2014 | 07:08 AM

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texashillcountry

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Originally Posted by Spanners39

Not everyone uses a plug gap tool......and not everyone works in inches (like the entire remainder of the civilised world!!!

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If you don't use a plug gap tool how do you measure plug gap?

Mar 13, 2014 | 07:29 AM

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falconbrother

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Get yourself some NGK iridium plugs and forget it. They seem to work much better in my bike.

Mar 13, 2014 | 05:26 PM

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Spanners39

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Originally Posted by texashillcountry

If you don't use a plug gap tool how do you measure plug gap?

Feeler gauge......

Mar 13, 2014 | 05:39 PM

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texashillcountry

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Originally Posted by Spanners39

Feeler gauge......

I wonder why I never thought of that.
I guess I really am dumber than I look.
Hard to believe ain't it??????????

Mar 13, 2014 | 05:52 PM

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Spanners39

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Originally Posted by texashillcountry

I wonder why I never thought of that.
I guess I really am dumber than I look.
Hard to believe ain't it??????????

That depends....did you model clothes as a teenager?

Mar 13, 2014 | 08:13 PM

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texashillcountry

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Originally Posted by Spanners39

That depends....did you model clothes as a teenager?

No.
I don't think I ever modeled clothes except for when I was a kid and mom wanted to make sure they fit.
I'm not sure if that counts though.

Mar 13, 2014 | 08:35 PM

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Spanners39

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No.
I don't think I ever modeled clothes except for when I was a kid and mom wanted to make sure they fit.
I'm not sure if that counts though.

Nah, not in the TD sense anyway....

Mar 13, 2014 | 09:53 PM

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bigoil7

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The thick part (the top flap) of the box the spark plug comes in is very close to .040.

Mar 26, 2014 | 02:05 PM

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IronHayden

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Originally Posted by d1n0saur

Hey everyone, need a little help, it's an easy one.

First let me say I'm new to the forum and I am not a mechanic, I'm a computer guy, but I'm eager to learn. Title says it all. Starting with a little simple maintenance before I take her out for the season, going to change the spark plugs and need to know the plug gap.

Got a 1996 FLSTF, bone stock as far as I know, was told it may have been jetted (?) when the previous owner installed V&H short shots but not sure.. I've searched the forums and Google and can't get a straight answer. Hoping my fellow EVO owners can shed some light.

Thanks!

Stock jetting on these bikes will produce a lean condition resulting in "lean pop" thru the carb. Thank you EPA!!

The jets to be running with a stock cam, as a general rule, is .045 lo speed and .165 hi speed.

I don't know if they are still available but a Yost Power Tube, jets described above, and drilling out the mixture screw cover, and setting mixture is (not sure how many turns to back out after u run it all the way in) will result in an excellent carb setup