tomsp Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Getting ready for spring I adjusted my valves last night. Both intake settings were tight so were put back (loosened) to .004. Exhaust setting were right on (.006). But... in pulling off one of the spark plug wires, the metal and ceramic contact inside the plug receptical broke off. I need to replace that wire. Not explored this at all-- can I just lift the tank to get to the other end.... or does that tank need to come off. Would any parts house have that wire too? (12"?). I also noticed that the wires look high end. Does it matter if OEM is not put back on (and can I even get OEM wires?). Info on how to change that wire would be appreciated!
al_roethlisberger Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Don't even bother trying to buy the stock wires, unless you are looking to spend about $90 Go here: http://www.heeters.com/sparkplugs.shtml About 1/3 of the way down, you'll see "NGK racing wires", all for about $19 each... and they are even RED You'll have to terminate the coil end yourself, which is common for most good cables, but that's easy enough to do. You can go down to your local auto parts store for the parts, crimper, or just try to reuse the one on your stock cables and be judicious with a pair of pliers You can just reuse you stock boot on the coil end. I ordered: # 100 cm long cable with solid 90° resistor (#ML-CR6)-----$19.99 .... just so I'd have enough to work with, after all they are the same price as the 50cm long ones by just 5 cents! And they work like a charm And yes, you need resistor wires/caps, which these are. al
tomsp Posted February 28, 2005 Author Posted February 28, 2005 Al, Very good and thanks! Should I get that 7mm cable splicer adapter ($6.99) to splice into the existing cable? Good sight and is now bookmarked!
al_roethlisberger Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 No, you don't splice into the old cable... you throw it away =P The new NGK cable is the whole deal, you just need to cut it to length a the coil end, trim it up, crimp on a new coil clip(or reuse the old one) and put the old boot on... and you are done. al
tomsp Posted February 28, 2005 Author Posted February 28, 2005 Thanks- in the meantime I ordered a splicer anyway. I'll lift the tank and replace the whole wire, trying to save the clip. Hey, I went to the new Moto Italiano in San Jose on Saturday. It's huge and first class looking. Parts will be open on Tuesday nd grand opening will be after that sometime.
al_roethlisberger Posted February 28, 2005 Posted February 28, 2005 Cool..... BTW, you shouldn't have to lift the tank to get to the wires/coils. Where are you located BTW Tom? I litereally live around the corner from the new Moto Italiano San Jose location al
tomsp Posted March 1, 2005 Author Posted March 1, 2005 Al-- I did lift the rear end of my tank -- propped it up with a block of wood-- and could just reach the coil end and unplug that. I'll wait for my parts to come now. I'm in Stockton but girlfriend - er, friend who's a girl?) lives on Park- 5 minutes away!
al_roethlisberger Posted March 1, 2005 Posted March 1, 2005 Well, I am on South Morrison, a block off of Race/Park
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