Ok, so I have the plugs and wires, but how should the tool line up ? i mean flat on the little head peice, or alined with the curved part? also a guy at the auto store asked me if i knew this was the the right threading, i said "ummmm i think so" so i took a pic

These are the 104 AL copper core






* so which way should the tool be angeled *

It doesn't get angled. It's supposed to be a slight drag when you pull it out. Preferable while centered over the electrode.

And yes the threads are fine.

thats gonna be tough to get exactly .55 gap

so i just keep trying to slide the tool, i was kinda bending upwards so i can move it, uh oh

close the gaps a bit tighter, then slide the tool in between the electrode and the tip at whatever size fits. Then spin the gapping tool until you get to 0.55 and then pull the tool out from between the electrode and the tip of the plug.

yeah that was a no no
and if you get to big of a gap just LIGHTLY tap it on a bench or something and itll go down lol

It's going to have to bend up, the tip is basically on a pivot, so for the gap to get bigger the angle is also going to have to get bigger.

i figured that, ill get it lol

This is the same thing from 2 veiws, look good ? its snuggly on there until i pull it off of course

That's fine. With that type of tool it's very difficult to get it exact. Also for best plug performance you want the tang to be a parrallel to the electrode as possible.

This is the only way to get an exact gap. And be easy with the tang you don't want to break it off.



I prefer this style for quick checks

thank you, ill look into that tool as well

they dont have to be perfect. I just used same gapping tool and had it done in 5 mins.

DON'T ANGLE THE GAPPING TOOL.

Doesn't take much to move it.

Why are you angling the gapper like that? It should be flat. That is wrong.

Flat when taking the measurement? right?
I think he is just showing how to move up the electrode, gap it.

it wont touch the inner circle if you dont have it a little angeled, i dont know how its suppose to be - touching FLAT on the electrode or the prong touching the inner circle ?

it doesn't have to touch the inner circle. It needs to be flat.

uh oh, thats how i did all six so far, redo !

Ok look closely at the pic. See how the tang and the electrode are parallel? that's how you want yours to look then when you put your tool in to measure the gap you'll have the same thickness all the way across.

greatttt, ill fix it somehow

i was just about to take a pic when the camera died, awesome , but with this tool its impossible to get it perfectly parallel to eachother, its gonna move one of the things one way or another

I use the same tool you have. If its off by .001, do you really think its going to matter?

just do like rs said and narrow the gap a fair amount. then spin the gapper and give a little upward pressure to get it out to around .55

im not talking the measurements of the tool, im taking the parallelness ( idk if thats a word) of the hook to the electrode, not the perfect measurement

What? Maybe you should let someone else do it. The gapper goes from small do big. Get it so the distance is around .050-.055 (Mine are at .052).

yea, i cleary understand for the 5th time. YOU said the tange has to be parallel to the electrode, it cant be if the measurement is at .55 is what im saying, or did i do something wrong ?

I have no idea what you are saying. Maybe someone else does and can help.

lol i think hercman knows what im saying, it is a little confusing trying to talk about this

... wow..... I have never seen gaping made into such a difficult procedure.

yea its tough to get it good like that with this little tool

It won't be perfect, you are right, they won't QUITE be parallel, just do the best you can.