Checking The Spark Plug - Yamaha Raptor 90 YFM90RA 2011 Service Manual

CHECKING THE SPARK PLUG

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CHECKING THE SPARK PLUG
1. Remove:
• spark plug
2. Check:
• spark plug type
Incorrect → Change.
Standard spark plug
CR7HSA/NGK
3. Check:
• electrode
Wear/damage → Replace.
• insulator
Abnormal color → Replace.
Normal color is a medium-to-light tan color.
4. Clean:
• spark plug
(with a spark plug cleaner or wire brush)
5. Measure:
• spark plug gap
Use a wire gauge or thickness gauge.
Out of specification → Regap.
6. Tighten:
• spark plug
TIP
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Before installing a spark plug, clean the gasket
surface and plug surface.
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CHK
ADJ
a
Spark plug gap
0.6 ~ 0.7 mm (0.024 ~ 0.028 in)
11 Nm (1.1 m · kg, 8.0 ft · lb)