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Re: When should you replace a spark plug?
« Reply #15 on: 22.06. 2023 08:44 »
G'day Fellas.
I had a hell of a job starting the A 7 plunger yesterday. OK it was minus C but never had to kick her more than twice in the past and with no choke fitted. Swapped out the B7's for B6's and started straight up.
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Re: When should you replace a spark plug?
« Reply #16 on: 22.06. 2023 09:45 »
G'day Fellas.
I had a hell of a job starting the A 7 plunger yesterday. OK it was minus C but never had to kick her more than twice in the past and with no choke fitted. Swapped out the B7's for B6's and started straight up.
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Re: When should you replace a spark plug?
« Reply #17 on: 22.06. 2023 21:43 »
Hi All,
Slymo,
In my case it certainly is not the mag!!
The problem as such started when E5 became the only fuel available here.
Two years ago when I fitted the electric starter I took the BTH (original not the modern thing) to my mag man,
On test it passed the spark gap test at 105 rpm. After a clean up and 're magnetise it passed the test at 95rpm.

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Re: When should you replace a spark plug?
« Reply #18 on: 23.06. 2023 21:22 »
Got through a few plugs (B6HS) when my maggie was packing up.  Fortunately, I saved them and started using them again.  Tend to use them until a glitch shows up, clean them, put them back - if the problem continues I change the plug, if it doesn't it's 'look elsewhere' time.

On my 1970s two strokes, I ran the plugs until they were thin and pointy - still worked though!  Just looked at the ones on the Kwaka and they look fine but crusty round the top - who knows how many miles they've done.  On my son's Citigo, change is every 40k, and they still work and look good (kept those also).
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