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[dave p]

A friend of mine is having trouble with a 1955 350 Bullet.
It is fitted with a short reach plug NGK B5ES.
Is this close to the original Lodge,KLG,Champion or whatever? Can someone tell me which plug he should fit?
Thanks,Dave P.

[Gwilly]

[dave p]

Thanks Gwilly. I had looked at that chart but was unsure about its relevance to the the old mag equipped bikes.
I thought it might apply only to the Indian machines.
DaveP

[Gwilly]

Give mr H a call to confirm or bang off an Email. He's still there i bet.. take a moment..

[PeteF]

Are we sure it should be short reach?

[Mark M]

Dave,what trouble is he having? It should run almost regardless of the plug fitted! REgards, Mark

[dave p]

I believe he has carb' problems.He just wanted to make sure all else was as it should be before starting work.He was surprised to find a short reach plug fitted.
Cheers Dave P.

[Mark M]

Dave, thanks for that. Plug reach changed in 1956 I think. REgards, Mark

[John M]

I believe that the 350's are short reach and the 500's long reach, my post '56 350's are definitely short reach.

[simon]

My old 51 ran best on a B6ES but I think it was a medium reach plug. Short reach are for chainsaws and law mowers.. Mind you I don't think they make a short reach plug in that heat range. My warmed over bullet I run on a B7ES because it helps prevent pinking after a spell of high speed running. I thing a B5 might be a bit hot.