What's up.

I bought myself a set of NGK R7E spark plugs the other day. Right now they're gapped at .035". What's the best way to go about getting them regapped down to .028''? Kind of a silly question but I went to AutoZone and the guy there was doing more damage than actual regapping.

Thanks for your help.

 

squish them down to less than .028, then you can gap them back up. I haven't had any luck with AutoZone lately either, went in there the other day and asked where they kept the anti-seize and the kid handed me a bottle of WD-40. I almost hit him with it.

 

Most spark gap tools have a 't' attachment that is used to adjust the side electrode. You gently adjust it in or out and check the gap with the guage, then adjust again as necessary.




You do not just 'squish' it down then force it back up. When the gap is correct, the .028" gauge will fit into the gap with a slight drag. If you have to force it, its wrong.

 

Thanks. That's what that douche from Autozone did. Whatever happened to aptitude tests being taken in order to get hired?

So that tool is called a "t" attachment?

 

lol i didn't mean literally "squish" it. i just meant that there was no trick other than to make the gap smaller than .028 and then come back up.

 

Heh, have no idea