AM.III.H.S3
SkillRemove, clean, and install spark plug.
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- Chapter 4: Engine Ignition & Electrical Systems › Spark Plug Inspection & Maintenance › Inspection Prior to Installation
Installation Before installing new or reconditioned spark plugs in the engine cylinders, clean the spark plug bushings or Heli-Coil inserts. Brass or stainless steel spark plug bushings are usually cleaned with a spark plug bushing cleanout tap. Before inserting ... cleanout tap in the spark plug hole, fill the flutes of the tap, or channels between threads, with clean grease to prevent hard carbon or other material removed by the tap from dropping into the inside of the cylinder. Align…
- Chapter 6: Lubrication & Cooling Systems › Engine Cooling Systems › Cylinder Temperature Indicating Systems
removing this type, the nut is pushed down and turned counterclockwise until released. The gasket type fits under the spark plug and replaces the normal spark plug gasket. [Figure 6-59] When installing a thermocouple lead, remember ... bayonet or gasket of the thermocouple is inserted or installed on the hottest cylinder of the engine, as determined in the block test. When the thermocouple is installed and the wiring connected to the instrument, the indicated reading…
- Chapter 4: Engine Ignition & Electrical Systems › Spark Plug Inspection & Maintenance › Spark Plug Installation
kind, and turn it until the spark plug is seated on the gasket. If you can screw the plug into the cylinder with comparative ease using your fingers, this indicates good, clean threads. In this case, only a small amount ... needed to install the plug, dirty or damaged threads on either the plug or plug bushing are indicated. The use of excessive torque might compress the gasket out of shape and distort and stretch the plug shell to a point…