2000 ZX9R running on three cylinders? :(

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Re: 2000 ZX9R running on three cylinders? :(

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KiwiMat wrote:Turns out it was spark plug, not coils, 4 new plugs, back on 4 cylinders, can get on with balancing carbs now.
Was this a jap spark plug? I can't remember the last time I've seen a jap plug fail.
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Re: 2000 ZX9R running on three cylinders? :(

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Mister_T wrote:
KiwiMat wrote:Turns out it was spark plug, not coils, 4 new plugs, back on 4 cylinders, can get on with balancing carbs now.
Was this a jap spark plug? I can't remember the last time I've seen a jap plug fail.
Yep, NGK made in Japan. Thats why stupid me went and got a coil, i cleaned up the plug anyway, and presumed it wasnt the plug, cause i have never had a plug fail.
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Re: 2000 ZX9R running on three cylinders? :(

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KiwiMat wrote:Yep, NGK made in Japan. Thats why stupid me went and got a coil, i cleaned up the plug anyway, and presumed it wasnt the plug, cause i have never had a plug fail.
Hmm, a bit fishy how the problem moved with the coil. Still, a fix is a fix.

I'm half looking into the so-called "stick coils" for the GPX and maybe eventually the RC17 (as if I don't have enough to do on them already).
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Re: 2000 ZX9R running on three cylinders? :(

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I put stick coils on my ZRX1200, and ZZR1200. Worked well, with a harnesses from a ZRXOA member.
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