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General Category => Maintenance => Topic started by: honeybadger on January 08, 2013, 03:03:47 PM

Title: spark plug thread size
Post by: honeybadger on January 08, 2013, 03:03:47 PM
Howdy guys, I can't quite tell what the thread size is on our spark plugs.

Need to know because I need to buy a leakdown tester and need to have the proper adapter (obviously)
Title: Re: spark plug thread size
Post by: oldktmdude on January 08, 2013, 04:31:24 PM
Quote from: honeybadger on January 08, 2013, 03:03:47 PM
Howdy guys, I can't quite tell what the thread size is on our spark plugs.

Need to know because I need to buy a leakdown tester and need to have the proper adapter (obviously)
Thread diameter is 12mm, thread pitch is 1.25mm and the reach is 19mm.   Regards, Pete.
Title: Re: spark plug thread size
Post by: bigbore2 on January 10, 2013, 06:28:46 PM
or you could do what I did and buy a leakdown/compression tester [I am assuming they are the same?] with a 14mm end thinking the mm designation would be for motorcycles because it is millimeters and an auto designation end would be American units.  then when I tried to screw the tip in it would not fit and I spent WAY too much time trying to get that tip to fit before I realized it was the wrong size.  Yep, now I need to get an adapter also.  14mm to 12mm.
That should not be too hard to find, eh.
Title: Re: spark plug thread size
Post by: movenon on January 10, 2013, 07:13:05 PM
Me to.... http://www.toolsource.com/adapter-clt2-compression-tester-14mm-12mm-p-100140.html (http://www.toolsource.com/adapter-clt2-compression-tester-14mm-12mm-p-100140.html) this might work ?
Title: Re: spark plug thread size
Post by: bigbore2 on January 13, 2013, 09:31:04 PM
thanx movenon.
Title: Re: spark plug thread size
Post by: fj11.5 on January 14, 2013, 04:44:43 AM
I used an old spark plug with the center ripped out, welded an air fitting to it, and works great for leak testing and compression tests