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Spark plugs

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:47 am
by jbrunell
So I popped out the spark plugs I bought with the bike to replace them. I looked at the old ones to compare them to the new ones and the old ones are course thread and the new ones are fine thread. Has anyone ever ran into anything like this? I went to a local shop n they said they have never heard of anything like it. Tried to post a pic but it says the file is to big.

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 11:30 am
by pefrey
What year FZR600 in what country?

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 1:31 pm
by jbrunell
91 fzr 600 USA

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 4:17 pm
by TomJ
Someone probably stripped-out their plugs and threaded in coarse ones.

I assume the shop didn't have the same plug #'s as those you removed?

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:45 am
by jbrunell
Yes cr9e. Same as the ones I bought to replace them

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:24 am
by willandrip
There is only one thread for that plug.

I would suggest the new plugs are snide copies and should be returned for refund.

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 9:14 pm
by pefrey
Yeah something is not adding up. Weird.

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 7:23 am
by jbrunell
Ya I took a pic of the top of the head so I could see down the spark plug holes and some1 must have stripped out so old plugs n put helicoils in them. I think I'm just gonna get a dye n try to re thread new plugs to course thread. Not sure what else to do at this point

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:02 pm
by dans92fzr600r
Im pretty sure oem is supposed to be cr8....not cr9. I have a 92 of the same bike, so my guess is that theu ruined the plug ports on the head and had to tap them out themselves with a larger plug.

Re: Spark plugs

Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:37 am
by jbrunell
Ya that's what they did. Had to go buy a tap n dye set to get new plugs into it. But since then it runs great