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I found a brand new, but old spark plug in my tool box, probably from a previous bike. It's a NKG Gold Palladium V #B9EV. The threads are a little shorter than the stock B9ES. The question is, will it work in a '92KDX 200?

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Are you using a 9? You should be running a 8 range plug.
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Let me check
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The service manual specs B9ES.
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That was before it was known that an 8 is what it should be. You can ask anyone who has ridden KDX's for a while. A 9 is just too cold....
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Post by Tomm9050 »

I also found a NGK # B9EG and a B9EGV .
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So it should be #B8ES? I'll get some tomorrow.

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Switch to a BR8ES and see how much better your bike runs.
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THANKS!!! Will do.
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Indawoods wrote:Switch to a BR8ES and see how much better your bike runs.
No ****! :supz:

Wonder if I could ebay all the BR9ES's I got in my toolbox??
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NOW you tell me!

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What's the consensus on spark plug gap?
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Most do a .032 - .035 gap....

Manual states .7 to .8 which is .028 to .031
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Indeed.....Gotta say I've never gapped a NGK though unless I dropped it on the electrode during install. :mrgreen: :oops: :roll:
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Yeah, I'm with fuzzy on this one. Out of the box, quick visual, into the bike.
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Carvr would not be pleased with you 2
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Oh well.
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Not here to bitch is he! :roll:
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That long winded, old fugger that would answer a simple yes no question with 4 or 5 paragraphs of dribble
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