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Quickonstep
11-26-2004, 01:04 AM
I have seen this come up a few times in the past few days and havent seen anything about it tech wise on this site, so here is a little contribution to the site. Enjoy!

The First picture is of a normal plug, how it should look if it is jetted properly.

The second picture is your plug if your engine is running to rich. Jet down a a little to correct.

The third is a fouled plug. This happens becuase you have a crank case leak, blowby, dirty air filter, low compression, eccessive low rpm operation.

The forth is of your plug if your machine is running too lean. Jet up a little to fatten up the mixure, or make sure the timing is set right.. This is also a tattletale of overheating.

The last image is of a plug that has deposits on it.. not so much to worry about in a 4 stroke, but in a 2 stroke it happens due to bad oil, wrong mixture (premix) or dirt going past the air filter.

Hope yall can use this.

Yamahauler
11-26-2004, 01:09 AM
wow, thats perfect, i was just gunna check my jetting, thanks!

Quickonstep
11-26-2004, 01:11 AM
maybe this should be sticky, and i cant remember where i got the pictures, someplace on the net a few years ago. Or even put on the main page.

Jesse

Yamahauler
11-26-2004, 01:15 AM
i think they should put it on the main page. Good info.

Billy Golightly
11-26-2004, 11:16 AM
Yes thats definetly main page worthy. I'll put that on there next update. Should help out alot of other people.

Quickonstep
11-26-2004, 01:30 PM
honda if youd like me to i can make a doc or a html with it setup nice and neat.. if youd like...

Jesse

Billy Golightly
11-26-2004, 01:44 PM
Its not really necessary, but if you'd like to that would be fine. Just email it to me

Quickonstep
11-26-2004, 01:47 PM
ok.. i can leave it like that.. seems pretty understandable... hope it helps a few people. i posted it because i have seen a few people posting about rejetting and what not.

Jesse

googel35
11-28-2004, 10:00 PM
Them pictures really help alot because I know a lot of people have that problem and the spark plug is a good way to check it.

twgranger
03-14-2005, 09:11 AM
Did this ever make it to being a sticky??

kando
03-14-2005, 12:37 PM
yes its in the tech section.

HRC1
03-14-2005, 06:52 PM
this may help also. http://www.strappe.com/plugs.html