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  1. 25th June 2005, 15:28 #1
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    Good news about my Betty

    She's going - the spark plug had come loose - like completely off. Mr CSL & I fixed it today. Yay.

    Although don't feel quite so jubilant at the moment cos of wots happened to Stoney.
    My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.
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    Cool

    Im pleased it wasnt so much after all to get "Betty" back on the road.
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    Just goes to show. here we all were prophesying ddom and gloom and wrecked engines. And it's just a spark plug. So much for all the expert mechanical diagnostics

    Good news about that at least.

    So you'll be back riding now.
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    Had it happen on a TS 250,popped right out an hit the bottem of the tank several times.
    Thought the world had come to an end.
    Was as happy as you must be that it hadn't
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    Great news Cath. Good to see something positive happened.
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    Glad to here she's back up and running Cathy.
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    The thread in the head OK? Or was it the plug itself that came apart as they sometimes do with the porcelain bit separating from the steel bit?
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    Good news CSL, see you on a ride soon eh?
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    Woohoo!!! Good news! Glad to hear it wasn't anything major eh!
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    Good to hear Cath!!

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    yay!!! fell like a newb ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by merv
    The thread in the head OK? Or was it the plug itself that came apart as they sometimes do with the porcelain bit separating from the steel bit?
    The whole spark plug was out. Although it was pretty dirty, I think I will need to buy a new one.

    Thanks all - yes I'll be out riding soon
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ixion
    Just goes to show. here we all were prophesying ddom and gloom and wrecked engines. And it's just a spark plug. So much for all the expert mechanical diagnostics
    Could be a cracked head allowing the plug to come lose when engine is hot. Not uncommon on multi-valve heads.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bonez
    Could be a cracked head allowing the plug to come lose when engine is hot. Not uncommon on multi-valve heads.
    If that was the case would it still run?
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    good news matey!!! ..
    the good news is that MR CSL is usefull!!! after all

    i would check the conditon of the threed also.. but it is know for spark plugs to work them sleves into a twisting frenzy.... it happened to me on my bucket one day... just as i started it.. it went BANG ....FUCKN loud!! thought i was gona die...
    but a new helli coil and all was good!!!

    get out there and ride her now!!!!!


    what a ride so far!!!!
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