Date: 08-11-25  Time: 09:02 am

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Valley boi

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spark plugs and gap
« on: 04 June 2016, 12:20:39 pm »
What is the correct gap on a 99 fzs 600 thanx. Standard bike with delkevic stubby can.......cheers

Bimbam

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #1 on: 04 June 2016, 12:34:51 pm »
0,7-0,8 mm.


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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #2 on: 04 June 2016, 01:02:15 pm »
Had a bit of spare time at work one day so went on the search until i found a washer that was 0.75mm thick.
Have kept it in my wallet ever since.  :D [size=78%] [/size]

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #3 on: 04 June 2016, 07:33:34 pm »
The last few couple of sets of NGK CR8E's I've fitted have all been within spec straight out the box.

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #4 on: 04 June 2016, 08:45:28 pm »
Had a bit of spare time at work one day so went on the search until i found a washer that was 0.75mm thick.
Have kept it in my wallet ever since.  :D

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #5 on: 04 June 2016, 09:22:54 pm »
The last few couple of sets of NGK CR8E's I've fitted have all been within spec straight out the box.
That's generally the case these days tbf!

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #6 on: 05 June 2016, 11:10:50 am »
The last few couple of sets of NGK CR8E's I've fitted have all been within spec straight out the box.


I can't imagine them ever being way off spec at all to be honest straight out of the box.
Everyone tends to make a fuss about the gap but we're talking about a savage electronic spark engulfed in highly volatile inflammable liquid.
A few thousanths of millimetres are not gonna stop a plug igniting fuel and send a bike into mass confusion.

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #7 on: 05 June 2016, 01:39:44 pm »
Unless they are fakes and there a plenty of fake NGKs around

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #8 on: 05 June 2016, 06:58:58 pm »
Really?! How would you spot a fake spark plug?

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #9 on: 05 June 2016, 08:13:36 pm »
there's a chart that shows a few possible differences










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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #10 on: 05 June 2016, 08:58:21 pm »
 :agree Sun does not seem to have affected his head in Aus  :lol :lol

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Re: spark plugs and gap
« Reply #11 on: 05 June 2016, 10:01:44 pm »
Wow, ok. I'll give mine a little check next time they are out as I always but the cheapest plugs I can find on amazon or ebay, assuming NGK is NGK and they are all the same.

We'll see...