spew around plug

rzide

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It seems around my spark plug there is some seepage just like on the exhaust tip. It is tight, anyone know what this could mean?
 
make sure the flat stop on the head is clean so the crush washer can seal correctly, mine would seep a little until I cleaned it real good.

make sure no dirt goes in the motor when cleaning it
 
... and if there is oil coming out there is unmetered air going in, and you could be any one of 50 shades of lean. Many moons ago I had the same thing happen on a 200 ... it never ran as strong as the moment just before it blew up :eek:
 
... and if there is oil coming out there is unmetered air going in, and you could be any one of 50 shades of lean. Many moons ago I had the same thing happen on a 200 ... it never ran as strong as the moment just before it blew up :eek:

as well as un-filtered
 
So is there any special way to clean it to ensure there is no dirt going into the motor? Is there something I should be looking for to see if any damage has been done thus far?

Thanks!
 
So is there any special way to clean it to ensure there is no dirt going into the motor? Is there something I should be looking for to see if any damage has been done thus far?

Thanks!

Unthread the spark plug and carefully wipe away the obvious goo and junk from up top. Short of pulling the cylinder to inspect the piston and bore you can remove the exhaust pipe and look up the exhaust port to see if there is obvious damage.
 
Unthread the spark plug and carefully wipe away the obvious goo and junk from up top. Short of pulling the cylinder to inspect the piston and bore you can remove the exhaust pipe and look up the exhaust port to see if there is obvious damage.

Unthread it a few threads until you see a gap, then give it a blast of air with the plug still partially in. That should take care of any loose stuff that could fall in -then follow Steve's directions
 
i have the same issue
even though i can 4 years from one plug, the crush washer isnt meant to be used as much [remove - install-repeat].
i dont know for sure if compression blowing out equals air going in for certain.
there is alot of psi differences between the two?
i'm going to get a new plug though.
 
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