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Adam
PostPosted: 04 Apr 2018 11:30 
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As Pash says, plug manufacturers don't recommend wire brushing.

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Maybe a Ronco Spark Plug cleaner from Woolworths?

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IME once a Buell plug is fouled/wet, it will never recover no matter what you do.......new plugs every time.

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:yt: :maz: and they are as cheap as chips :yup:
once you start a Buell you must let it get up to temp , or you run the risk of fouling the plugs

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Hate to go against the grain, but mine have recovered and just for the record, chips at my local are £2.25 per portion and 10R12As are more than double that...

If you are going to throw them out babybadger, post them to me, I’ll use them...

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pash wrote:
Hate to go against the grain, but mine have recovered and just for the record, chips at my local are £2.25 per portion and 10R12As are more than double that...

If you are going to throw them out babybadger, post them to me, I’ll use them...


I'll give em a try on the hob tomorrow, if it dont work, its off to Warrs to get another pair tomorrow.....

:maz: you will be getting my bike once I get my cable back to reset TPS (in tenerife - get it back end of April) , the sh*te weather has gone and I can get up to you.....

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Cant wait :) :?

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Cant wait :) :?


Its scabby, never had a proper 10k service (in your estimation) and is on just under 18k ..... but I've had it 10 years (longer than my marriage.....) and its never thrown me off....


I know I will be fiscally raped...... ;)

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No, you will get exceptional value for money but be advised, if the bike is a nail or presented in an unkempt dirty manner, I may well decline to work on it !

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I've just pulled the plugs out and they are both 10r12x, are these right or should they be 10r12a?

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Maz wrote:
IME once a Buell plug is fouled/wet, it will never recover no matter what you do.......new plugs every time.


You are right my friend , they are toast! wont start at all now....

Which plugs would you recommend? HD?

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pash wrote:
Hate to go against the grain, but mine have recovered and just for the record, chips at my local are £2.25 per portion and 10R12As are more than double that...

If you are going to throw them out babybadger, post them to me, I’ll use them...


Did the trick and now wont even fire, so if you want the 10r12x's I will put them in the post.......

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Babybadger wrote:
pash wrote:
Hate to go against the grain, but mine have recovered and just for the record, chips at my local are £2.25 per portion and 10R12As are more than double that...

If you are going to throw them out babybadger, post them to me, I’ll use them...


Did the trick and now wont even fire, so if you want the 10r12x's I will put them in the post.......

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:maz: wins...

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pash wrote:
Hate to go against the grain, but mine have recovered and just for the record, chips at my local are £2.25 per portion and 10R12As are more than double that...

If you are going to throw them out babybadger, post them to me, I’ll use them...


Did the trick and now wont even fire, so if you want the 10r12x's I will put them in the post.......

:o

:maz: wins...


Sorry mate , after I did the heat them up trick, they wouldnt even spark !!!

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