Subject: Newbie question #1 - Question for Pat
Author: Keith Ruff
Date: Jan 26, 2005, 10:24 AM
Post ID: 1718277817
Pat,
Went to my local auto parts store to pick up the Bosch Platinum WR7DP,
they said when they plug in the WR7DP, it comes up with an NGK plug, not
a Bosch Platinum. You sure that's the right #? He did show me a Bosch,
it was the 4 electrode style platinum, don't know how they would work.
Keith Ruff
70 Cafe Racer Ambo
Manahawkin, NJ
Patrick Hayes wrote:
Bruce Giller wrote:
I was having terrible fuel fouling problems on a V50 Monza. Bike ran a treat. But, if you couldn't get it to fire within about three revolutions you were dead in the water. Had to pull and dry the plugs before you could try again. Fought the problem a long time. It was Regina's Monza and she threatened to divorce me or buy a Honda if I didn't get it solved. One day I was looking at my old V-1000 Convert. Had it about 5 years from a previous owner. Never did anything to it. Beat it and trashed it. Left it out in the weather. I was the most reliable starting and running bike I have ever had. Worked under ANY conditions. So, I pulled those old Convert plugs, inspected, and tried them in the Monza. Bosch Platinum WR7DP. Monza never failed thereafter. No such thing as a fuel fouled plug again. Never a failure to start unless I was doing something else totally stupid. I then bought the same plugs for my Eldorado. It instantly started easier, idled smoother, and at a slightly higher rpm that I had to adjust back down. I now run the same plugs in two EV's and an SPII as well as the Monza. If I have any sort of ignition problem I look at wires, carbs, etc long before I even consider the plugs. That enough "transformation" for you? Patrick Hayes Fremont CA |