what's up guys dave here with the honda ruckus nps 50. and if you're curious how to get to the spark
plug that's nowhere visible if you're just looking around in here you're going i don't see anything
where is it it is behind this little magic door right here so gas cap door you just lift it up
little tab pull it up this little door comes off
get my flashlight
right in there
there's the boot right there you can reach around behind it
hold on a second you can come back behind it here see where my hand is behind the foot plate
or you can use a spark plug boot puller which is one of my favorite things let me show you that
this guy right here i use this for all sorts of different things but its primary purpose is
the spark plug boot puller notice it's got a little soft jaws on the end right there
little pliers on it you know so you just
get up in there
give a nice little pull and off she comes
okay and there she is up in there
you'll need your 5 8
spark plug socket
and you'll need a little extension as well because it's up in there just a little bit
up in there no big deal
and here she is now this this little scooter you know it's a 2018 but it only has 1100
miles on it and i think it was babied heavily uh wasn't really opened up much or driven you
know hard enough honestly that's why you see a lot of unburnt fuel and whatnot on the electrode
so you know this thing needs to be ridden a little bit harder in my opinion like most
vehicles do and you compare to a new one here of the exact ngk spark plug number
cr8 eh9 cr8 eh9
is the spark plug
and i notice also that the gap was a little bit wider on the older one which is
you know that happens it was like 37 000 on the old one where the new one is at 35 thousandths
so that's always something to check as well now when you're installing a spark plug always turn
it by hand you know until it won't turn anymore so yeah don't don't start on it with a wrench you
may want to wiggle on it a little bit too you know to make sure that it's getting in there properly
like so and then you'll want to you know squeeze it down don't overdo it i want to say maybe a 15
foot pounds i don't have the exact number on hand but that's typical for a lot of
powersport spark plugs around 15 foot pounds of torque which is not a ton so you know don't
don't muscle it on there like crazy something i always like to do is i like to torque it down a
little bit to compress that washer see there's a little washer on the front portion there
compress it down then loosen it a little bit half a turn then compress it down again
and that'll make sure that it's you know seated properly and in there really well
because if you don't then you might have a slight gap in there which is actually what looks like
happened here because i've got oil inside and this thing only has 1100 miles on it anyway
and then we'll put the cap back on something else that's good to do is get some dielectric grease
and put it just on the you know on the tip of the spark plug boot right there that'll help
keep moisture out of there and help it come on and off easily as well so with a brush you can
just put your little bit of dielectric grease right inside that rim there that'll help it
stay clean longer and when you're installing the spark plug cap make sure you hear it click
in place on top of the you know on the top of the spark plug make sure it makes
a little click sound that way that means it's seated nicely and connected properly
and that's all there is to it put your little cover back in place right there
it's self-explanatory put your gas cap cover back on give it a little tap put it on there all good
and that's all there is to it for the spark plug
little uh 2018 honda ruckus this is 50cc little scooter excellent little bike
great for in-town riding or campground riding or you know student riding or whatever you want to
do it's just tons of fun and great little bike that gets over 100 miles per gallon
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