Bob; Drop your needles another notch. I have a stage DJ and have spent a little
time with them. Once you are jetted right you will be a happy maxer.
Debbie Baldwin wrote:
> I have an 85' V-Max with a Stage 7 Jet Kit and Kerker Exhaust. My plugs
> behave exactly the same way, except it is my right rear that fouls first,
> and the rest that are partially fouled. This occurs even after having the
> carbs freshly synched. The performance degradation you described occurs
> rapidly, and seems to reverse itself after a fresh set of plugs. I also
> just had new rods and rings put in last winter (stretched the hell out of
> the stock rods). Any insight that the list can share is fantastic.
>
> Bob Klueber
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, March 05, 2000 4:07 PM
> Subject: Plug Fouling
>
> >Hello all,
> >I've been having regular occurence of plug fouling since I bought my Max.
> It
> >came with Stage 1, K&N filter, and supertrap slip-ons (w/ 8 discs).
> >Supposedly his local dealership just did $300 worth of labor on the carbs.
> >He gave me the air filter box which contained 4 badly fouled plugs. After
> >having my plugs foul after 600 miles, then another 600 miles later, I
> >determined he must have gone through the same thing and didn't want to pay
> to
> >get the carbs fixed again. Note that my right front plug would always foul
> >first. Sometimes I would just replace it with one of my older plugs from
> any
> >of the other 3 cylinders until I had time to get new ones.
> > My bike would run really great and then slowly deteriorate until I
> >changed the plugs. Then it was like a new bike again.
> > So here is what I've done since:
> >1) added 6 more discs for increased air flow (supertrap recomended 14
> total)
> >2) synched my carbs
> >3) removed Y piece from airbox
> >4) cleaned and reoiled air filter
> > It has been about 300 miles since all of this. My front right plug is
> >still worse than the others and it seems halfway to becoming totally
> fouled.
> >This bad one is black all over the porcelain and metal bar (electrode?).
> The
> >other 3 are black over half of the porcelain and tan over the other half.
> >The metal bar is black halfway up and uncovered at the top of the bar.
> >
> >My question is what should I do to determine my problem? Should I stick a
> >new set in and do some sort of test, then adjust things? Maybe then I can
> >post results and ask what to adjust.
> >
> >Thanks anyone who can help. Hopefully not everyone is at Bikeweek. I'm
> >planning on going next weekend. Just hope to get things set up right
> before
> >the ride.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Howie
> >93' Max
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