New pluds would be an improvement over 30,000 mole plugs.
Scott
Scott
GL1500 spark plugs?
Hey Wingers I have a 1992 1500 and have about 30,000 moles on my plugs. Bike runs fine and gas mileage is still decent. Should I change plugs just to conform to the maintenance schedule? What's your thoughts?
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Pull 1 or 2 out and look at it, if the edges of the electrodes are rounded off change them.
The schedule from the manual has you replace them like every 12k miles which is ridiculous. If yours are 21 years old I would say yes replace them, if you have put those miles on in the last year?
Pick a number between 3-5 yrs and one between 30k-50k miles and use it for your OEM plug changes, just do it on a consistent basis. And it never hurts to pull them in between to check for running condition and regapping.
The OEM IIRC does have a platinum tip.
Pick a number between 3-5 yrs and one between 30k-50k miles and use it for your OEM plug changes, just do it on a consistent basis. And it never hurts to pull them in between to check for running condition and regapping.
The OEM IIRC does have a platinum tip.
Thanks for the infoThe schedule from the manual has you replace them like every 12k miles which is ridiculous. If yours are 21 years old I would say yes replace them, if you have put those miles on in the last year?
Pick a number between 3-5 yrs and one between 30k-50k miles and use it for your OEM plug changes, just do it on a consistent basis. And it never hurts to pull them in between to check for running condition and regapping.
The OEM IIRC does have a platinum tip.
Thanks for your helpPull 1 or 2 out and look at it, if the edges of the electrodes are rounded off change them.
Hey I love the play on the missed spelled plug I did! Thanks for the infoNew pluds would be an improvement over 30,000 mole plugs.
Scott
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Why not...?
Plugs are cheap enough and easy to do...
So I say..If you want to...then do so...
:thumbsup:
Plugs are cheap enough and easy to do...
So I say..If you want to...then do so...
:thumbsup:
Plugs are cheap enough and easy to do...
So I say..If you want to...then do so...
:thumbsup:
Umm which 1500 plugs is easy to do ? The oil drain plug perhaps .Flat 4 family I 'd call easy . Not so much on the 1500 . but thats kust my opinion .
Easy to do compared to some other tasks on a Goldwing!:ROFL:
T.
T.
My book actually says to change them every 8000 miles. WAY too often.
Do them if you want to- pulling and inspecting is great, but with that many miles if you are going to pull any you may as well replace them. 6 plugs run only what, $15? I know many run them near forever, but I prefer to replace them every couple years (about 15-20k miles). Your call.
And yes, they are easy. It just takes a few minutes to remove the few pieces of plastic.
Do them if you want to- pulling and inspecting is great, but with that many miles if you are going to pull any you may as well replace them. 6 plugs run only what, $15? I know many run them near forever, but I prefer to replace them every couple years (about 15-20k miles). Your call.
And yes, they are easy. It just takes a few minutes to remove the few pieces of plastic.
Easy enough..
As a matter of fact...mine are due to be done soon ....
Compared to MANY tasks on the plastic covered Wings...changing the spark plugs is pretty simple... There is only a few pieces of plastic to take off to get at them on each side....Umm which 1500 plugs is easy to do ? The oil drain plug perhaps .Flat 4 family I 'd call easy . Not so much on the 1500 . but thats kust my opinion .
As a matter of fact...mine are due to be done soon ....
miles showed 40 K when I changed mine recently. ( 89 Gl1500 )
Didn't even need them, clean as a whistle. Of course the po
could have changed them recently. They are a breeze to change
and the basic NGK's are like $2 apiece so cheap insurance.
Didn't even need them, clean as a whistle. Of course the po
could have changed them recently. They are a breeze to change
and the basic NGK's are like $2 apiece so cheap insurance.
And the basic NGK is plenty of plug for it.
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