Missing Spark Plugs [Archive]

F16Viper68

07-17-2009, 04:55 PM

I recently picked up a used 2008 Wee-Strom and everything I read it stated the bike had two plugs per cylinder. I went to the dealership and they gave me four plugs. But when tore into the bike I only found one plug per cylinder. The title says 2008 but did I get a 2007 engine or something? :confused:

Dave...

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chris swann

07-17-2009, 05:07 PM

2007 also has 4 plugs [ 2006 and older have 2] there are 2 plugs on the sides of the cylnders and two that are deeply down in the very tops of each cylnder. they have a round cap that keeps water out

F16Viper68

07-17-2009, 05:36 PM

2007 also has 4 plugs [ 2006 and older have 2] there are 2 plugs on the sides of the cylnders and two that are deeply down in the very tops of each cylnder. they have a round cap that keeps water out

Ok, I missed the ones on the sides of the cylinders. Luckily those are a POC to swap out.

Thanks for pointing out the error of my ways.

BTW after 10k the plugs looked just fine.

Dave...

Big B

07-17-2009, 11:13 PM

Have an owners manual?;)

F16Viper68

07-18-2009, 09:08 AM

Have an owners manual?;)

Yep plus a sevice manual. :) I'm just used to working on cars and never thought to look on the side of the cylinder head. Live you and you learn.

The mistake cost me a whole 3 minutes of my life.

Dave...

jackpiner57

07-18-2009, 09:50 AM

Yep plus a sevice manual. :) I'm just used to working on cars and never thought to look on the side of the cylinder head. Live you and you learn.

The mistake cost me a whole 3 minutes of my life.

Dave...

That could have been 3 min. of good sex, so let that be a lesson to ya.

xDownSetx

07-18-2009, 01:13 PM

That could have been 3 min. of good sex, so let that be a lesson to ya.
So what, woman come with a service manual?

F16Viper68

07-18-2009, 04:10 PM

So what, woman come with a service manual?

Where would the fun be in that? :D

K1W1

07-18-2009, 05:59 PM

2007 also has 4 plugs [ 2006 and older have 2] there are 2 plugs on the sides of the cylnders

Lets just get one thing correct here. The secondary plugs are not in the sides of the cylinder at all. They are in the sides of the cylinder heads.

F16Viper68

07-18-2009, 09:40 PM

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:D

T3/T4 Hybrid

07-18-2009, 09:45 PM

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:D

I had to copy and save this pict... :cool::p

xDownSetx

07-18-2009, 10:15 PM

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:D
Gotta love xkcd!

F16Viper68

07-19-2009, 10:16 AM

Gotta love xkcd!

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