Likwid Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I was going to check my spark plug, so I was holding the spark plug boot and wiggling it and the wire going into the boot pulled right out....I've researched online and I THINK this is ok.... I put the wire back on and started the engine then felt the valve cover and it feels like it's firing... and I touched the boot and got a nice little shock....Can anyone weigh in? Do I have a major problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 plug boots are screw on. It'd be best to pull it back off and turn it back on 4-5 turns to make sure it's solid.Other than that, doesn't sound like much of an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 It's not the boot that's loose, it's the wire going into the boot.But it sounds from your post that to pull the boot off you'd have to pull that wire out anyway so it still sounds like I don't have a problem? Can you confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 I didn't explain well. The plug boot has a threaded portion to the wire. Pull the plug boot off the plug and then screw it onto the wire.If the wire came out of the boot, chances are it wasn't screwed on very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted June 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Aha, thanks! I went ahead and tried what you suggested... the only odd thing was that the wire didn't appear to have anything that screwed, so I imagine the threaded portion is just to hold the wire in.But that seemed to do it, the wire seems much tighter, and luckily the valve still feels like it's firing from touching the head.Thanks Dustin, if you were closer I would be making you my full time mechanic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinsn3485 Posted June 25, 2009 Report Share Posted June 25, 2009 Nope there is nothing on the wire that has a thread.The thread inside of the plug boot is tapered. So it's just threading into the wire/rubber on the plug wire. It just creates a secure connection between the two so it can't be pulled apart, as easily, or come apart while riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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