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basz500

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spark plug tips
« on: April 18, 2005, 06:40:18 AM »
I am installing a new set of accell coils and wires on my 72 cb500.  I just noticed last night that the boots and ends of plugs are not a compatible match.  The plug has a small threaded end and the boot looks like it is set up to fit a more "traditional" plug with a larger diameter end.  Can I just find a tip that will screw on to the plug, or do I need to change the boot?

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Offline Gordon

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Re: spark plug tips
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2005, 07:01:13 AM »
You need to get a new set of spark plugs.  They will come with the optional tip to screw onto the threaded tip that will allow you to use the accell plug caps.

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Offline n9viw

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Re: spark plug tips
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2005, 09:59:17 AM »
If you call around to bike shops, sometimes you'll come across one that saves a handful of the thread-on tips from spark plugs they've installed. A set of four won't cost but a few pennies, and cheaper than new plugs if you don't need them yet.
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Re: spark plug tips
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2005, 11:26:53 AM »
Drop into any local garage. We throw those plug tips away by the dozen as they come with all plugs & not many vehicles use them these days.
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