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Posted by Micah in NC (more from Micah in NC) on Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:44:57 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Matt, hey! This still the '89 900S? AMM info for ya..., Micah in NC, Tue, 20 Aug 2002 20:28:47
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of AMM, the side going to the engine's intake manifold. AMM is a plastic tube, itself. And on other side, it clamps into hole on air filter.

As for spark plugs, I guess you mean you forgot to "gap" them when you installed them. And it isn't too late to gap them. Gapping is setting the side electrode to the proper distance from the center electrode. Too wide a gap may result in imcomplete combustion if your ignition coil or wires or distributor cap or rotor have deteriorated (electrical resistance increses), making it too hard to spark across or "jump" the gap. Too short a gap won't make a big enough spark and it would be like trying to start a fire with a glowing cinder versus a blowtorch (my example is poor, sorry).

How to gap 'em: (you'll need a gapping tool or feeler guages)
1) Remove a spark plug when engine is cool. (You know about the spark plug cover on 16-valve motors by now, I'm guessing.)
2) Determine gap. Should be .024" to .028" if I remember correctly.
3) Adjusting gap:
a)IF GAP TOO WIDE, tap the spark plug's curved electrode end EVER SO LIGHTLY on a solid surface (a workshop table, brick, etc.; tap on something that won't mar or get scratched up). Check gap. Repeat if necessary.
b)IF GAP TOO SMALL, then GENTLY bend side curved electrode out, just a hair--remember, were working with thousands of an inch here--using gapping tool (or needle-nose pliers, if need be).
4) Reinstall spark plug snugly. Don't strip the theads by overtightening!

Hope this helps, too!

Micah in NC


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