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Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Bigpants on March 28, 2021, 05:35:08 AM

Title: Spark plug collar/spacer
Post by: Bigpants on March 28, 2021, 05:35:08 AM

Hi everyone.  I've just started work on a 1986 kx500 engine and straight away I'm confused. The spark plug has a collar/spacer underneath it about 8mm tall. It doesn't look factory but without it the plug protrudes all that 8mm out the head into the combustion chamber. Is this normal ?

Title: Re: Spark plug collar/spacer
Post by: KXDINO on March 28, 2021, 06:29:31 AM

Not normal ,wrong plug.

Title: Re: Spark plug collar/spacer
Post by: Bigpants on March 29, 2021, 02:22:33 AM

Its a b8es with about 20mm threaded portion.

Title: Re: Spark plug collar/spacer
Post by: KXDINO on March 29, 2021, 06:13:39 AM

check what kawi says to use for that model.