Chillyboarder
03-10-2008, 01:08 PM
I finally took out my spark plug yesterday.
http://www.verrill.com/moto/sellingguide/sparkplugs/plugcolorchart.htm
By the looks of it, I'd say it was oil fouled. I'm about to cry...that means a whole big rebuild costing enough.
Don't know how this could of happened, hardly rode it and it's a honda...
I'm just praying that IT COULD HAVE BEEN carbon fouled, but really doubt it, it was pure black.
Here's link of new plug and old plug. New plug is on the right, on plug is on the left. New plug was the one I changed when I bought it and is fouled. Old plug was what was in it when bought and was perfectly fine.
http://i27.tinypic.com/34q6wjs.jpg
See how nice the new one looks except for the tip? Would you think it's more carbon or oil fouled? Looks so much more blacker to oil, but carbon would make sense, carb and all it says. And that would be something caused from the winter.
I only just bought this bike a week before xmas, ran that cold night, and then didn't run at my place for 3 weeks, no booster. Brought to friends and it started up right away, again cold day from truck boost. Been nearly 3 months I'd say since it hasn't been running. I changed the plug that week I went to the friends, along with oil (10w40) and oil filter. Yes I bought a booster and it ran for about 5 days at my place before it stopped. And the first time it didn't start it started and died instantly, sputtering. Tried few times and did that, then hours later it wouldn't even start, and that's where I am now.
Please tell me everything you think of from this.
Thanks!
Hans
http://www.verrill.com/moto/sellingguide/sparkplugs/plugcolorchart.htm
By the looks of it, I'd say it was oil fouled. I'm about to cry...that means a whole big rebuild costing enough.
Don't know how this could of happened, hardly rode it and it's a honda...
I'm just praying that IT COULD HAVE BEEN carbon fouled, but really doubt it, it was pure black.
Here's link of new plug and old plug. New plug is on the right, on plug is on the left. New plug was the one I changed when I bought it and is fouled. Old plug was what was in it when bought and was perfectly fine.
http://i27.tinypic.com/34q6wjs.jpg
See how nice the new one looks except for the tip? Would you think it's more carbon or oil fouled? Looks so much more blacker to oil, but carbon would make sense, carb and all it says. And that would be something caused from the winter.
I only just bought this bike a week before xmas, ran that cold night, and then didn't run at my place for 3 weeks, no booster. Brought to friends and it started up right away, again cold day from truck boost. Been nearly 3 months I'd say since it hasn't been running. I changed the plug that week I went to the friends, along with oil (10w40) and oil filter. Yes I bought a booster and it ran for about 5 days at my place before it stopped. And the first time it didn't start it started and died instantly, sputtering. Tried few times and did that, then hours later it wouldn't even start, and that's where I am now.
Please tell me everything you think of from this.
Thanks!
Hans