Topic: dont you just love it....

[turboguzzi]

....when as you are tightening the last spark plug in your rebuilt motor, thread gives up the ghost?

Head is back off by now, hope that the guys in the shop can install the helicoil within the day,

Damn!

TG

[City Boy]

Well that sucks a big one eh!How are the other 3?    Rock On

[turboguzzi]

one hole i already helicoiled three years ago,

think i am going to do them all now.



 

[cb1100rb]

Happened to me a few years ago ... and on a DOHC you have to remove the engine from the frame to remove the head ....

[bucky katt]

Happened to me a few years ago ... and on a DOHC you have to remove the engine from the frame to remove the head ....

same thing on a single cam 750, unless it's a cb750A.

[Rod]

one hole i already helicoiled three years ago,

think i am going to do them all now.

get them all done TG - its cheaper than the cost of a wasted racing weekend

[bwaller]

Sounds like you've caught a little of my luck TG. 

Quit lifting weights or get a shorter rachet. 

Sorry dude that just wasn't funny.

[kos]

Use anti-seize on plug threads each and every time you install them and thread life will vastly improve.

KOS

[turboguzzi]

Use anti-seize on plug threads each and every time you install them and thread life will vastly improve.

KOS

sure did use paste, but now i undestand why that plug was constantly weeping a bit, guess the thread was on its way out form the day i got the bike.

on my first race ever same thing happened on the other side, manged to save the day by pushing the plug back in and holding it down with a sort of steel wire tourniquet.... still finished ninth!

will do now all the rest, better now that on race day (again)

Brent, hope this is no sign of how this season is going to go 

TG

[Sam Green Racing]

Use anti-seize on plug threads each and every time you install them and thread life will vastly improve.

KOS

manged to save the day by pushing the plug back in and holding it down with a sort of steel wire tourniquet....

TG

When needs must, real racing on a shoe string ya can't beat a good bodge up trouble is, if succesful, some people would leave it like that all season.

Sam.

[turboguzzi]

Use anti-seize on plug threads each and every time you install them and thread life will vastly improve.

KOS

manged to save the day by pushing the plug back in and holding it down with a sort of steel wire tourniquet....

TG

got to admit it was tempting, but "plug chops" would become painfully slow. 

When needs must, real racing on a shoe string ya can't beat a good bodge up trouble is, if succesful, some people would leave it like that all season.

Sam.

[kos]

got to admit it was tempting, but "plug chops" would become painfully slow. 

Plug chops? Who does that anymore? Don't run such high compression. We ran only 10.75/1 and stuck in Keihin 120 main jets worked from sea level at Daytona to 8000 feet at Steamboat Springs, Colorado! This was using old style Keihin race carbs and CR Specials.

Timing was 28 degrees full advance, Dyna S with standard advancer and OEM coils!
elf Pro Moto fuel.

Reminds me...when Gary Nixon raced bike...he would always do "plug chops"!!! Wead to go down and push the bike into pits all the time. I finaly told him,we were not going to even read the plugs anymore and he quit doing it!  He raced for factory GP Suzuki and Kawasaki and he got used to checking plugs all the time...you know, he did not want those two strokes to do the "two stroke thing" and blow up! same for Triumphs he raced when with factory Team.
KOS

[MRieck]

got to admit it was tempting, but "plug chops" would become painfully slow. 

Plug chops? Who does that anymore? Don't run such high compression. We ran only 10.75/1 and stuck in Keihin 120 main jets worked from sea level at Daytona to 8000 feet at Steamboat Springs, Colorado! This was using old style Keihin race carbs and CR Specials.

Timing was 28 degrees full advance, Dyna S with standard advancer and OEM coils!
elf Pro Moto fuel.

Reminds me...when Gary Nixon raced bike...he would always do "plug chops"!!! Wead to go down and push the bike into pits all the time. I finaly told him,we were not going to even read the plugs anymore and he quit doing it!  He raced for factory GP Suzuki and Kawasaki and he got used to checking plugs all the time...you know, he did not want those two strokes to do the "two stroke thing" and blow up! same for Triumphs he raced when with factory Team.
KOS

I said it (to myself) for years on this board. Old habits die hard and that was 2 stroke stuff to begin with.

[turboguzzi]

kos, was sort of kidding on the plug chops...

I also found that the 120 is the do it all main jet with the CR's,

TG

[Sam Green Racing]

I thought all serious racers used weather stations

Sam.

[bear]

kos, was sort of kidding on the plug chops...

I also found that the 120 is the do it all main jet with the CR's,

TG

Hmm, we're running 210.
OK OK yes, I forgot to mention we're running methanol in a 1140cc motor.
Horses for courses.

Cheers,
Brian

[kos]

got to admit it was tempting, but "plug chops" would become painfully slow. 

Plug chops? Who does that anymore? Don't run such high compression. We ran only 10.75/1 and stuck in Keihin 120 main jets worked from sea level at Daytona to 8000 feet at Steamboat Springs, Colorado! This was using old style Keihin race carbs and CR Specials.

Timing was 28 degrees full advance, Dyna S with standard advancer and OEM coils!
elf Pro Moto fuel.

Reminds me...when Gary Nixon raced bike...he would always do "plug chops"!!! We had to go down and push the bike into pits all the time. I finaly told him,we were not going to even read the plugs anymore and he quit doing it!  He raced for factory GP Suzuki and Kawasaki and he got used to checking plugs all the time...you know, he did not want those two strokes to do the "two stroke thing" and blow up! same for Triumphs he raced when with factory Team.
KOS

I said it (to myself) for years on this board. Old habits die hard and that was 2 stroke stuff to begin with.

Exactly Mike...and since Classic or Vintage racing does not leave a lot of time for practicing...you don"t waste another lap doing the worthless ,time consumming plug chops and the resulting time to look at plugs and talk yourself into changing timing or jets. Lets you work on chassis, tire and rider set ups. The last being the hardest!

Or put another steak on the "barbi", grab another bier!

Kos