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Would have been convenient if .... (inner spark plug note)

ohiorider

ohiorider

Cruisin' Guzzisti
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Hudson, OH
...... if Guzzi manufacturing could have bored the access hole to the inner spark plug on my 1200 Sport just another 1/16" or 3/32" larger. I'm off tomorrow to a machine shop to have a 5/8" (or 16mm) socket turned down so it will actually fit deeply enough to engage the inner spark plug. I know, I know ..... a 'special' socket is available.
 
Re: Would have been convenient if .... (inner spark plug not

I've thought that too. But you could be the first to bore out the access so a normal socket will fit. Let us know how you get on. :evil: :mrgreen:
 
Re: Would have been convenient if .... (inner spark plug not

I turned a normal socket down - no more issues...

I priced, one day, the oil filter removal socket - the genuine special tool - at $450 I told them Iwould think about it. So from here on in, if I can't make something to fit, then it needs to go to a reputable service agent. So far, I done most everything...

Genuine special tools are for genuine special tools - and unaffordable for the rest of us...
 
Re: Would have been convenient if .... (inner spark plug not

A thin walled spark plug socket is readilly available and cheap, it fits all the Minis, some Peugeots and some Mercs. Do a search on ebay.
 
Re: Would have been convenient if .... (inner spark plug not

That's what I ended up buying. The genuine one was built like a brick shithouse, solid, dependable and way over priced. Funny that dealer is not an agent for MG or Aprilia any more. I wonder why.

In the end I spent around $13 bucks on a (dare I say it here) HD filter remover. Happy with the price I paid and has done many successful oil changes since. Remember the original one was for a six sided filter, which I no longer use either - having been using HiFlo Filtro for the past 5 years or so...

Recently I priced the Stage 1 kit for the 1200 Sport (2 valve) at over $2000 - this is what they gave away as a warranty replacement for the original mufflers that kept breaking - I only wanted the exhaust but not prepared to pay that much for one. The new ECU may have had some benefits, though.

Pricing/purchasing of genuine spares is not for the feint hearted. I remember seeing on this forum where a CARC was over $3000 (or it could have been higher) - I make a point of not abusing mine...
 
Re: Would have been convenient if .... (inner spark plug not

Oz1200Guzzi said:
where a CARC was over $3000 (or it could have been higher)
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Try $4400 USD! If I ever need one I'll buy another Breva and part out the worst bike.

Made my inner spark plug socket with a hand grinder :) . It's fun making special tools :laugh: . The cheaper the better. My favorite is a 1/2"x1/2"x18" piece of wood I use to rotate the UJ, on Tontis, in place of the drive shaft when aligning the splines on the trans. It replaced a strip of cloth, $0, I used to use to support the UJ while I rotated the R drive splines with my finger tips - fingers couldn't take it any more.
 
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