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Is there a hotter plug than the BP6ES stock plug for the 80 XS1100SG.
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BP5ES.........BTW, other issues likely goin'on if you think you need hotter plugs....81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top. -
Wrong way Brant, the bigger the # the hotter the plug. I just realized the other day that I am still running the BP8ES plugs I dad put in there when I was having carb troubles a couple of years ago.Greg
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80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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NGK numbers run backwards, lower number hotter, higher number colder.2H7 (79) owned since '89
3H3 owned since '06
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Well I'll be damned. I did not know that.
I just looked it up to be certain. Thanks Phil.
That means I've been running plugs 2 ranges to cold for a couple of years.
I was fouling plugs and I just went into the parts house and asked for a hotter plug and that's what they gave me. HMMM they worked.
Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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Don't put in a hotter plug if you do a lot of hiway cruising, you will likely end up with detonation when you shut down. A hotter plug does not burn hotter, it just stays hot longer. The cool down takes longer on the hot plug. In some cases it will help burn away excess oil off the plug.1980 XS1100LG Midnight
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A simple expanation of spark plug heat ranges.
http://http://youtu.be/LbR75wq9nmM
BTW........I just went and checked. Sometime in the last couple years I changed them back to BP6ESs'. Don't remember doing it though.
I hate getting old.Last edited by BA80; 07-31-2011, 01:32 PM.Greg
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.
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