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Old 13-08-13, 14:35
phil ten phil ten is offline
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Spark plug

Hi

Recntly bought a new spark plug for the Ten. i know the Ten use CR7 plugs, i ordered an irridium one. When it arrived it was a CR7IEX.

I presumed the IEX part just meant irridium. But the bit that goes into the HT lead is different...its fatter, so doesnt "click" in if you know what i mean.

The Website i bought it of said it was for XT660Z Tenere.

any ideas?
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Old 13-08-13, 17:11
aliwakeskate aliwakeskate is offline
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You have to unscrew the silver 'fatter bit' to reveal the threaded bit that goes into the HT lead. If it doesn't come off by hand, use some grips or a vice lightly to unscrew it.
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Old 13-08-13, 17:25
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thats what i thought (as ive done this before) but this WILL NOT unscrew...! i did (lightly) try grips but thought i would post on here incase im missing something.

Time to get tough i guess!
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Old 13-08-13, 18:00
aliwakeskate aliwakeskate is offline
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give it some welly Phil! (Blowtorch, WD40, mallet - take your pick. )

IIRC last time I held the fat bit in a vice and used a spanner to turn the spark plug - don't remember it being that tight though.

Al
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Old 14-08-13, 10:28
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Steady! Some plugs are not designed to unscrew the top bit - learnt this the hard way as I sheared the plug in half!
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