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Old Sep 8, 2018 | 04:38 PM
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My buddy was going nuts with his new 2018 M8 pinging. Finally the dealer called Harley and they said pull the gas tank and see if the spark plugs are connected. Sure enough they were never connected. 4 new plugs all connected and the bike runs great !!!!
ummm how would a combustion engine run at all with no spark plugs "connected"??
 
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Old Sep 8, 2018 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by teedoff65
ummm how would a combustion engine run at all with no spark plugs "connected"??
The two under the tank that are hard to see were not connected, I remember the post.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2018 | 06:37 PM
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yep, just the ones under the tank. So only two were fully firing.
 

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