I pulled out my spark plus today on my gsr and measure the gap and it was off from the .44 that it should be, it was like .5 . I was wondering why my car was lacking power and eating up gas even though I only put the plugs in about 7k miles ago.

Anyway, what can I use to make the gap tip back to 0.44????


Modified by mickey513 at 11:37 PM 6/12/2004

 

Pair of pliers

 

will that difference in gap really cause a problem? i mean .06 seems pretty small

i have no idea though...i need to buy plugs soon and i dont even know what ones to buy? can anyone recommend some for me?

 

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buy the plug gapping tool and it will have the tool to open the gap a bit

 

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What he said.

Autozone/Kragen.. your local auto part store sells the keychain kind for 99cents, go pick one up.

If you're gonna do something, do it right.

 

you mean you need to close the gap a little? just buy that gapper tool and lightly tap the gap closed, like on a table or something, then use the tool to open it back up to the proper gap.

 

.......... and be careful. If you are using platinum plugs, you can break the tips off.

 

I need to CLOSE the gap...

 

that means you take the gapper and place the plug on .44 then gently tap on a hard surface to close the gap.

 

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You can still use the gapper to do it.

99c at your local auto store.

I gap mine 1.25-1.3---no one knows for sure if the .0-.5 lack of gap would make a big difference.

NRg