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techtalk:ref:tools129 [2019/04/08 22:31] – [To Gap the Spark Plugs] hippysmacktechtalk:ref:tools129 [2024/01/24 02:48] (current) – hippysmack
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 A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a hole in it. \\ A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a hole in it. \\
-It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5)) \\+It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5)) \\
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-^  Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5))  ^ +^  Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5))  ^
  
 This tool is not scientific and it's use is subjective. But it is widely used for gapping plugs. ((Hippysmack)) This tool is not scientific and it's use is subjective. But it is widely used for gapping plugs. ((Hippysmack))
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 ^  Commercial spark plug gapping tool. ((photo by Hippysmack))  ^ ^  Commercial spark plug gapping tool. ((photo by Hippysmack))  ^
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 ===== Flexible Extension for Dual Plug Heads ===== ===== Flexible Extension for Dual Plug Heads =====
 Care should be taken when installing the top spark plug on S models or any with dual plug heads. \\ Care should be taken when installing the top spark plug on S models or any with dual plug heads. \\
 It's easy to get into the wrong position and break the end of the plug with a conventional wrench. \\ It's easy to get into the wrong position and break the end of the plug with a conventional wrench. \\
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 This flexible extension allows you to maneuver the plug into the hole using the handle on the end to start the threads without much force. \\ This flexible extension allows you to maneuver the plug into the hole using the handle on the end to start the threads without much force. \\

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