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29 Dec 2018 16:53 #199653 by Mattch5150
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It is a worry, most come gapped at one mm. If not right car wont start or will run bad anyway

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29 Dec 2018 16:56 #199654 by Cremator1
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Well these look bigger than a 1 mm gap

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29 Dec 2018 16:57 #199655 by Mattch5150
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If worried go to halfords and buy their silver spark plug gap tool. Gap sensors look like claws, it's about 5.99. Don't buy the cheap one it's only for below 1mm gaps. Has gap adjuster plates on it too

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29 Dec 2018 16:58 #199656 by Cremator1
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I have a set of feeler gauges but not sure how to use them I did post pic of them

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29 Dec 2018 17:00 #199657 by Busta
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If you don't have the ability to measure them yourself it's clearly best to leave them alone. It's not a critical tolerance; they will work just fine as they come in the box.

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29 Dec 2018 17:00 #199658 by Mattch5150
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You just need to ckmbine them together so they are 1mn thick. Then slide them in the gap. It should fit in without wobble, however it's not life or death, if it is slightly loose then it should be fine

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29 Dec 2018 17:01 - 29 Dec 2018 17:02 #199659 by Cremator1
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Yes but need to learn please thank you dawn so in the pic of my feeler gauges what adds up to 1mm
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29 Dec 2018 17:01 #199660 by Mattch5150
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As busta said they should be fine as long as they are the right ones for the car

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29 Dec 2018 17:04 #199661 by Mattch5150
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You are doing well Dawn, I'm no master mechanic either. A small plastic ruler is about a mm thick on its edge. Try that also, but plugs should be fine as each model of car those plugs are designed for will have same or similar gaps

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29 Dec 2018 17:14 #199663 by Cremator1
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Hi thank you just want to learn how to use the feeler gauge I have x

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29 Dec 2018 17:27 - 29 Dec 2018 17:27 #199664 by Busta
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Cremator1 wrote: Hi thank you just want to learn how to use the feeler gauge I have x

Is there not one with 1.0mm written on it? Otherwise, add together numbers that add up to 1. E.g. 0.8+0.2, 0.7+0.3, 0.53+0.47 etc. On your specific feeler gauges, use the lower 'mm' numbers. The upper number is the thickness in thousandths of an inch.
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29 Dec 2018 17:29 #199665 by Cremator1
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No 1mm on it

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