Spark plug gap...How much does it really matter?
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Spark plug gap...How much does it really matter?
Did a bonehead thing yesterday
I changed the plugs in my Cig. On the port engine, I gapped all of the plugs. They were out of the box right at .035 and I set them at .040. Got done with the starboard engine and realized that I completely forgot to set the gap, most likely because I was in a hurry......and was bleeding all over the place from a phucking hose clamp slicing my hand.
My question is, does it really matter? If it does, no problem. I just pull them out and gap them and throw 'em back in. Didn't seems to affect performance at all. We managed to do a 6000rpm flyby of the neighborhood.....just to pizz off the sailboters.
I changed the plugs in my Cig. On the port engine, I gapped all of the plugs. They were out of the box right at .035 and I set them at .040. Got done with the starboard engine and realized that I completely forgot to set the gap, most likely because I was in a hurry......and was bleeding all over the place from a phucking hose clamp slicing my hand.
My question is, does it really matter? If it does, no problem. I just pull them out and gap them and throw 'em back in. Didn't seems to affect performance at all. We managed to do a 6000rpm flyby of the neighborhood.....just to pizz off the sailboters.
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wanna have some fun,,,,,go get spark plug gappers from auto zone,,,then orilies,,,then pep boys,,,,,gap plugs,,,,then check them with a feeler guage
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