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What if anything, other than the OEM tool, can be used to remove the spark plugs on a 82 gs450t?
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Why won't a standard spark plug socket on a 3/8" drive ratchet pull it out?Cowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
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I'm not near the bike and already tried a spark plug socket that didn't seem to fit.Comment
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What size? They take the 13/16" not the automotive 5/8" sizeCowboy Up or Quit. - Run Free Lou and Rest in Peace
1981 GS550T - My First
1981 GS550L - My Eldest Daughter's - Now Sold
2007 GSF1250SA Bandit - My touring bike
Sit tall in the saddle Hold your head up high
Keep your eyes fixed where the trail meets the sky and live like you ain't afraid to die
and don't be scared, just enjoy your ride - Chris Ledoux, "The Ride"Comment
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socket and ratchet works on all mine too. And for an added trick..take about 5 inches of old gas line ( or vaccum line ) and stick it on the end of the plug when putting the 2 and 3 plugs back in. Makes a good little handle to insert them and get the threads started without cross threading them.
Last edited by chuck hahn; 01-09-2012, 08:05 PM.MY BIKES..1977 GS 750 B, 1978 GS 1000 C (X2)
1978 GS 1000 E, 1979 GS 1000 S, 1973 Yamaha TX 750, 1977 Kawasaki KZ 650B1, 1975 Honda GL1000 Goldwing, 1983 CB 650SC Nighthawk, 1972 Honda CB 350K4, 74 Honda CB550
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I would rather trust my bike to a "QUACK" that KNOWS how to fix it rather than a book worm that THINKS HE KNOWS how to fix it.Comment
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Just got home and discovered I had a 13/16" buried in my toolbox....gaps are fine and the firing point and ceramic was a nice tan color......there was a lot of dark carbon buildup around the bottom of the threads (the end that faces inside the cylinder). I think it is running rich. I pulled the plug wires off and laid the against the head a turned it over but there was no visible spark. I put the wires back on and it fired right up. As soon as I get the time off work I am doing a valve adjustment.Comment
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I Just squeeze a 18mm socket on there(I think that's the size?)
Maybe it's a 17 or 19, whatever fits!Comment
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Chuck, that might work on your bikes, but he is going to have to find another engine to find a #3 spark plug on his 450.Originally posted by chuck hahn View Post
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