BTW - took some readings before replacing - and, while I've lost the piece of actual paper I was writing on, I remember more or less the readings.
#1 6.75
#2 7.something
#3 5 +/-
#4 4 +/-
I replaced them all anyway w/120 degree NGKs - re-routed 1 & 4 to reach a shorter cap - I like that better anyway, keep the wire off the head entirely. If I have totally effed up, please let me know, but I've seen bikes on here w/ the same re-routing. In a practical sense - less distance = better connection? I dunno, not an engineer.
After all is said and done, the fact is I am no longer shocked when I touch the cap of #1. And, sadly, I sort of miss that. But the bike runs great.
On a quick side note - and moderators, please feel free to archive this (not sure it will be any help to future legions) - you all make me want to be (and I have become) a better maintainer of my vehicle. I won't bore you with my bike history but it's nice to be back, and the internet has actually made getting back into biking better because of places like this. Especially for these old bikes. Which, btw, I wouldn't trade for all the new bikes in the world. There's a reason we love them, and while some of that is nostalgic there is also a practicality to it. We can work on them ourselves and keep the machine rolling. I hope to be a member here for a very long time, and I appreciate everyone's input, even if I disagree with it. One should have a disagreeable partner every once in a while if, for no other reason, than to have to prove your point more succinctly.
Adios, time for dinner.
Gene
