small bore adventure bike solution

[chris kelty]

I rode the Husky Terra and liked it a lot, similar in size and configuration to the KLR but more peppy !! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[dat brooklyn bum]

After close to 15 years and untold miles of KLR ownership, I'm actually changing a spark plug and I have a question. The plug I'm removing has just a threaded pole at the end that connects to the plug wire. The new plug has a larger diameter sheath which is screwed onto the threaded pole. Am I supposed to remove the spark plug condom from the new plug, or is the old one still inside the plug cap and I need to pull it out somehow? da Vermonster (yes I used the words, screwed, pole, plug, sheath, condom, and the phrase "pull it out")

[Jeff Saline]

On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:28:56 -0000 "dat brooklyn bum" writes:

> After close to 15 years and untold miles of KLR ownership, I'm > actually changing a spark plug and I have a question. The plug I'm > removing has just a threaded pole at the end that connects to the > plug wire. The new plug has a larger diameter sheath which is > screwed onto the threaded pole. Am I supposed to remove the spark > plug condom from the new plug, or is the old one still inside the > plug cap and I need to pull it out somehow? > > da Vermonster (yes I used the words, screwed, pole, plug, sheath, > condom, and the phrase "pull it out")

<><><><><><> <><><><><><> da Vermonster, My suggestion is to... never mind. : ) You shouldn't need the threaded cap on the end of the plug. Maybe try a test fit with the sparkplug cap before installing the plug. You could put a smear of dielectric grease on the inside of the plug cap so it slides over the plug a bit easier and won't stick. If you have a Clymer's manual there is a picture of the sparkplug installed in the head in the electrical section under water temperature gauge and sending unit. In my manual it's figure 69. That plug doesn't have a threaded cap. One thing you didn't mention in your post is about blowing air in the drain hole below the stat housing. Blowing air in the hole will help remove debris from around the base of the sparkplug. If you don't do that there is a good chance bad stuff will fall into the combustion chamber when the sparkplug is removed. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ Veteran Home Loans Apply for VA Loans with competitive interest rates at Military.com. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/50c526349869526343fb8st02vuc