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<blockquote data-quote="r1dermon" data-source="post: 1204280" data-attributes="member: 563650"><p>on a spark plug, there&#039;s a flat piece of metal, and a bent piece of metal a short distance away from it, this is the gap which makes the actual spark, since every electrical current needs somewhere to go, in order for it to output a spark which will effectively ignite the gasoline, the two terminals have to be a certain distance away from each other. this is known as the spark plug gap. in order to gap your plugs, go to pep boys, autozone...basically any autoparts store, and buy a gapping tool. look up the specs for your motor, or the plugs, and then gap them with the tool. its basically a round metal disc with a wedge which gradually increases its side around the circle, it&#039;s labeled off so you know how big the gap is. it doesnt take a lot of force to gap a plug, so just use your hands to force the wedge inside there. try that with a set of new plugs, buy a few sets of cheap plugs, most likely you&#039;re going to foul out a set or two in the process of fixing your car/diagnosing your problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="r1dermon, post: 1204280, member: 563650"] on a spark plug, there's a flat piece of metal, and a bent piece of metal a short distance away from it, this is the gap which makes the actual spark, since every electrical current needs somewhere to go, in order for it to output a spark which will effectively ignite the gasoline, the two terminals have to be a certain distance away from each other. this is known as the spark plug gap. in order to gap your plugs, go to pep boys, autozone...basically any autoparts store, and buy a gapping tool. look up the specs for your motor, or the plugs, and then gap them with the tool. its basically a round metal disc with a wedge which gradually increases its side around the circle, it's labeled off so you know how big the gap is. it doesnt take a lot of force to gap a plug, so just use your hands to force the wedge inside there. try that with a set of new plugs, buy a few sets of cheap plugs, most likely you're going to foul out a set or two in the process of fixing your car/diagnosing your problem. [/QUOTE]

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