Blaster spark plug boot not staying on spark plug

[BlasterSmith]

having trouble keeping spark plugs from burning out. while riding the spark plug boot seems to come off of the spark plug and of course the blaster dies... when i took the plug off i noticed there was a rubber fitting on top of the plug. im assuming it was used to create a tighter fit. I lost that piece and now it wont fit snug. any suggestions to fix this problem??

-Thanks!

 

[FlightPlanDan]

I've never seen a rubber fitting on a plug. Maybe your plug just gained some rubber. Time to change out boots and plugs....just a guess.

 

[Matt_E]

Buy some MSD boot retainers. Problem solved.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

Buy some MSD boot retainers. Problem solved.

True. A zip-tie can help as well.

 

[wright2383]

ive used zip ties, and used hose clamps once(in an emergency). use to have an old 750sx that one boot would wiggle off of.

 

[dmvmechanics]

zip ties or safety wire.

 

[BlasterSmith]

Zip tie

Where would the ziptie be put ... Around the top?

 

[teddy]

put the zip tie at the middle of the boot. right where the ribs/lines start on the plug

 

[BlasterSmith]

Zip ties worked well... Thanks!

 

[TunedFX140]

i was just having this same problem a few days ago and i just got some new plug caps and voila the problem is gone and i have my 2 stroke guru tuneing the ski over the next few days its interesting to watch him do the pier tune. I never believed him untill i saw it. But yea new plug caps from ngk did the trick for mine

 

[extreemthrottle]

i was just having this same problem a few days ago and i just got some new plug caps and voila the problem is gone and i have my 2 stroke guru tuneing the ski over the next few days its interesting to watch him do the pier tune. I never believed him untill i saw it. But yea new plug caps from ngk did the trick for mine

i used to have this problem with the boots coming off all the time, at least once a ride. i got the msd boots, with the retainers. never looked back! lol. they work great.

on another note, what is "the pier tune"?

 

[TunedFX140]

Stick the nose of it up against one of the post holding the pier up with the hood open, fire it up, and run through the rpms and tune the carb at varying rpms. It seems to work too cause i have never seen a set of plugs come out that evenly tan. Took about 5 mins to get the low end bog and mid bog out of the blaster. Yea its kinda funny when you got some one ofer there with a ski nosed up to a pier post and the throttle gapped wide open. He says when it tries to push the pier over richen it up slightly and go ride it and see how it runs

 

[butti]

Brand new plug caps are the only real soloution. Anything else will just be a band aid..