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spark plugs?????????

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:15 am
by chrisfzr1000
spark plugs what is the best plug to use on my 1990 fzr 1000 :cheers:

Re: spark plugs?????????

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:19 am
by 95FZR600
NGK DP8EA-9 spark plugs

You should pull one to see what your running.

MAKE SURE TO BLOW OUT THE SPARK PLUG AREA WITH AIR COMPRESSOR BEFORE REMOVING PLUGS!

Re: spark plugs?????????

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 11:29 am
by chrisfzr1000
do i need to gap the plugs and do i need to take fairing off to get at them ths for thr help.. :notworthy:

Re: spark plugs?????????

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:09 pm
by ragedigital
Yes, you will need to gap them.

Chances are, at the very least, the side fairings will have to be removed. Might as well change the oil and other items while the fairings are off.

Re: spark plugs?????????

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:24 am
by sweekster
Yea. You'll need to remove both sides and the front V shaped fairing too. The NGK's need a 17 or 18mm (can't exactly remember which of the two) socket cause they're bigger than a standard plug. I'm using the Champion equivalent of the NGK plugs gapped at .25 in my 1000 because I'm cheap and they work with a standard spark plug socket. Those plugs work just as well even with the extreme richness issue I currently have with my bike.

Re: spark plugs?????????

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:12 am
by slayermd
95FZR600 wrote:
MAKE SURE TO BLOW OUT THE SPARK PLUG AREA WITH AIR COMPRESSOR BEFORE REMOVING PLUGS!
Cant say that enough. I found spider webs, gravel and a bolt where my plugs where.

Re: spark plugs?????????

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:17 pm
by chrisfzr1000
hay thx i changes the plus they were all a coffie brown color i was always told that that means it running rite..but man it was a pain in the ass to chang them i took tank and air box off but got it done.. thxs guys