How to Change the Spark Plugs on a Simplicity Broadmoor Lawn Tractor
Changing Spark Plugs — one of the cheapest and easiest fixes to solve engine problems.
Spark plug maintenance is very important, if you don’t know how to check your spark plugs or just need a little refresher, here are some steps that will help you out!
What you will need:
- Simplicity Broadmoor Lawn Tractor
- New Spark Plugs
- Deep Socket Wrench
- Torque Wrench
- Spark Plug Feeler Gap Gauge
Step 1:
Stop the engine and allow it to cool completely.
Step 2:
Clean the area around the spark plug.
Step 3:
Remove the spark plug wire.
Step 4:
Remove the spark plug with a deep socket wrench.
Step 5:
Check the gap of the new spark plug using a spark plug feeler gauge for this mower, it should be .030” (.76mm).
*see your owner’s manual to find out what your mower’s spark plug gap should be.
Step 6:
Install the spark plug by finger tightening and then tightening completely with a wrench.
Step 7:
Torque the spark plug to 180 in-lbs (20 N∙m).
Or you can do it by hand by tightening it ½ turn when re-installing the original spark plug and ¼ turn when installing a new spark plug.
*see your owner’s manual to see how much you should tighten your spark plug for your specific mower.
Step 8:
Replace Spark Plug Wire.
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