Hi All - just a general question. How ofter to you find you have to remove and clean your spark plugs? We changed them 3 wks ago and are just checking them now and they are filthy.
Not the plugs then ... Post a picture or two and wait for the avalanche of replies - probably all different They sit in the middle of a chamber that explodes thousands of times a minute - they`re bound to look a bit second hand . Anyone looked at the jetting lately ??
Cleaning the plugs seems to have done the trick. Running like a dream now. What would the jetting be...sorry have no clue
he means the carburetor.. I checked my plugs five years ago when I got the van ,in fact a white lie I have never looked...
Gotta agree with @lost-en-france . Must have been 4 or 5 years since i`d even looked at them ... Changed mine last year though - only when i got a nooo injun . Jetting is inside the carb and meters the fuel to suit the engine configuration you have in the van . If the plugs are sooting up in such a short time it`s probably running rich . If you aren`t familiar with carburation you are honestly better off leaving it to a specialist as if set too lean can wreck an engine in no time , running rich is better but will eventually have the same result ...
It means it's fouled by carbon Possible, too rich, timing out a bit, valves a bit worn, burning a bit of oil. Or you're doing lots of short journeys ? Come to Techenders!
It means you've been pottering about and doing short journeys and it wants a good thrashing. The time to check your plugs is after a good hour run at 50-60mph.
