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00wabbit

hello,

I'm going to buy a spark gap tool soon. I don't have one myself, but when I was growing up my dad had the blade type and the wire type.

I was wondering if there was a preference for one or the other when working on the triples? I will also be doing valve adjustments. Which would be easier to work with when checking the valve shims?

Here's a link with pictures of different types.

spark tools

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Hinckley

I have always used a wire guage for spark plugs but I would imagine it would be easier to do valve adjustments with blades.

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Hinckley

I have always used a wire guage for spark plugs but I would imagine it would be easier to do valve adjustments with blades.

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glgavin

Around here it was hard to get a Spark Plug guage that was metric - so I followed my Triumph mechanics advice and purchased one of the round ramped ones from the dealer. It's what they have been using for years.

I haven't done my own valves yet, but did purchase a blade type guage for that job.
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Gary
Oahu, Hawaii

glgavin

Around here it was hard to get a Spark Plug guage that was metric - so I followed my Triumph mechanics advice and purchased one of the round ramped ones from the dealer. It's what they have been using for years.

I haven't done my own valves yet, but did purchase a blade type guage for that job.
:-g

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Gary
Oahu, Hawaii

denny

Yep blades are the only way to go for Valve adjustments on these OHC engines. It's much easier if you spend the time to find one that is metric. i fianally found metric feeler gauges at Pep Boys. And I agree with Hinckley about wire gauges for Spark plugs. I was taught with them and I've tried others but come back to the wire type for plugs.

cheers, denny

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denny

Yep blades are the only way to go for Valve adjustments on these OHC engines. It's much easier if you spend the time to find one that is metric. i fianally found metric feeler gauges at Pep Boys. And I agree with Hinckley about wire gauges for Spark plugs. I was taught with them and I've tried others but come back to the wire type for plugs.

cheers, denny

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Cheers,Denny