How tightly do you screw your spark plugs in? Is there a a specific torque or do until its hand tight? Thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by honda89 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How tightly do you screw your spark plugs in? Is there a a specific torque or do until its hand tight? Thanks</TD></TR></TABLE>

Snug,

 

Snug...
Well i don't know the tq spec but i personally am a small asian dude and so I think I apply like roughly 20-25lbs of tq....

don't screw up your head but being a *****-bag and over tightning your sparkplugs. not many people have issues with them coming out at all.

 

Sometimes the plugs have the torqu procedures on the box. Sometimes its specific in in-lbs or it will say thread the plug into the hole by hand untill it bottoms out then tighten it 1/4th turn.

 

helms manual. 13lbs

stan

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stan D &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">helms manual. 13lbs

stan</TD></TR></TABLE>
Is that in in-lbs or ft-lbs? Thats really important because 13ft-lbs is 156in-lbs

 

lbs-ft. common sense suggests that 156 lbs-ft would strip the aluminum threat in the head.
stan