Checking The Spark Advance; Spark Plug - PIAGGIO NRG Power DT Workshop Manual

NRG Power DT

Checking the spark advance

-Check to be made at over 4000 rpm with strobo-
scopic gun. The advanced ignition measured must
be 17° before the TDC.
- This value is correct when the reference mark on
the flywheel hood is aligned with the reference
mark on the cooling fan and the phase shifter on
the stroboscopic gun is set on 17°.
N.B.
IN CASE OF MALFUNCTION, CARRY OUT THE
CHECKS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ELECTRICAL
SYSTEM CHAPTER.
CAUTION
BEFORE CARRYING OUT THE ABOVE
CHECKS, CHECK THE CORRECT KEYING OF
THE FLYWHEEL ON THE CRANKSHAFT.
Specific tooling
020330Y Stroboscopic light for timing control

Spark plug

Place the vehicle on its central stand
- Remove the central cover, indicated in the figure,
by undoing the 2 fixing screws;
- Disconnect spark plug HV wire hood;
-Undo the spark plug using the socket wrench;
-Examine the condition of the spark plug, check
that the insulating material is whole and measure
the distance between the electrodes using a thick-
ness gauge.
-Adjust the distance if necessary by bending the
side electrode very carefully.
In the case of defects, replace the spark plug with
one of the specified type;
- Engage the spark plug with the due inclination
and screw it right down by hand, then do it up with
the wrench at the prescribed torque;
-Put the hood on the sparking plug as far as it will
go;
Maintenance
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