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Title: Wet Plug
Post by: Troyskie on November 11, 2017, 11:12:12 PM
Effie has shown me a wet plug today.

:yahoo: NEW PROJECT!











Poor Effie  :empathy:












:mocking:
Title: Re: Wet Plug
Post by: Sparky84 on November 12, 2017, 12:34:56 AM
I've been chasing one of those too, #4.
It'd start and run but #4 wasn't firing, stone cold header, wet when taken out.
Dry it, put it back in then it fires!
It happened twice, both after bike was not used for a month   :sorry:

Still in the process of finding the problem, now that's another project.  :wacko2:
Let me know when you have an answer  :good:

Cheers Alan
Title: Re: Wet Plug
Post by: Troyskie on November 12, 2017, 01:40:30 AM
Already know Al,

It is #2. Compression is down to 80.
#1 better but messy plug.
# 3 black, sooty but dry, 85 comp.
Didn't bother to check #4

Smells like a diesel.

I think I've gots me a top-end rebuild  :biggrin:.

After so many years, and not being original owner, I think I give her a boob job.

Yummy is purring like a kitten & just begging for me to use her,not Effie
Title: Re: Wet Plug
Post by: balky1 on November 12, 2017, 03:16:25 AM
Quote from: Sparky84 on November 12, 2017, 12:34:56 AM
I've been chasing one of those too, #4.
It'd start and run but #4 wasn't firing, stone cold header, wet when taken out.
Dry it, put it back in then it fires!
It happened twice, both after bike was not used for a month   :sorry:

Still in the process of finding the problem, now that's another project.  :wacko2:
Let me know when you have an answer  :good:

Cheers Alan

I had a similar problem except my cylinder would start working after engine got warm. It was a bad spark plug. Funny thing is, I still have the original NGKs that were put in in the factory and those are all still working, but the newer ones that I installed 2 years ago are malfunctioning.
Title: Re: Wet Plug
Post by: aviationfred on November 12, 2017, 05:36:18 AM
A teaser read as a cure for Effie's ill's

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14834.0 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14834.0)



Fred
Title: Re: Wet Plug
Post by: fj1289 on November 12, 2017, 06:50:04 PM
Quote from: aviationfred on November 12, 2017, 05:36:18 AM
A teaser read as a cure for Effie's ill's

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14834.0 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14834.0)



Fred

Best Modifiers Anonymous reply ever!
Title: Re: Wet Plug
Post by: Troyskie on November 12, 2017, 08:42:18 PM
Quote from: aviationfred on November 12, 2017, 05:36:18 AM
A teaser read as a cure for Effie's ill's

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14834.0 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14834.0)

Fred

I enjoyed reading that.

I learned a lot from what you did, and applied much of that to Yummy, except she is still in Ambulance livery  :biggrin: