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Post by gingel on Jul 21, 2017 16:05:51 GMT -5
Hello, I did an oil change today, so i warmed up the scooter for a few minutes before draining the oil. After i refilled with new oil, i changed the spark plug with a new one. I then noticed the color of the old spark plug, and i don't know if it's too lean or too rich. It's kind of grey/white at the bottom and black at the top. See attached picture. The scooter run fine, no problems. Is it like that because i ran the cold engine for only a few minutes before i changed the oil? Thank you.
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Post by toddmaples on Jul 22, 2017 13:27:20 GMT -5
Hello, I did an oil change today, so i warmed up the scooter for a few minutes before draining the oil. After i refilled with new oil, i changed the spark plug with a new one. I then noticed the color of the old spark plug, and i don't know if it's too lean or too rich. It's kind of grey/white at the bottom and black at the top. See attached picture. The scooter run fine, no problems. Is it like that because i ran the cold engine for only a few minutes before i changed the oil? Thank you. Looks slightly rich to me, but ive never been good at plug reading so lets see the rest of the community's opinion.
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Post by hillbillybob on Jul 23, 2017 5:43:51 GMT -5
It is a bit black for my liking......wouldn't be doing a plug check after just a brief warm up, much more informative after a good long ride.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 23, 2017 7:40:19 GMT -5
In my experience, you need to run the bike at top speed for a few min it's befoRe getting a plug reading. The engine needs to get to a high power setting to employ the main jet.
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Post by gingel on Jul 24, 2017 8:43:41 GMT -5
Thank you for the answers. I'll check the new plug color after i run it at full speed for a few minutes.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jul 24, 2017 9:22:12 GMT -5
Looks lean to me, it should be a tan color.
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