How often does a spark plug ignite on a motorcycle?
On a four-stroke motor, the plug is likely igniting once every other stroke; so 2500 bangs per minute. That’s 75,000 detonations just to get you to the office.
How often should I change the spark plug on my bike?
Let’s say it takes you half an hour to get to work, and your engine averages 5000rpm. On a four-stroke motor, the plug is likely igniting once every other stroke; so 2500 bangs per minute. That’s 75,000 detonations just to get you to the office. By the time you get home at night, your little spark plug will have endured 150,000 explosions.
Is it possible for a piston to hit a spark plug?
Feb 21, 2008 please excuse the poorly drawn diagram, but as you can see there is no way (unless your piston is in pieces) that it will hit the plug. it may be out of time and hitting valves. Just an Fyi… this is where you said it could be timing. 201 8
When to pull out the spark plug on a motorcycle?
In such situation pull out the spark plug with box wrench. It will be fruitful if you do this after riding your bike a little long maybe 10-20 km or more. After pulling out the spark plug check the center electrode color, is it oily or dry, it is rusted or dry carbonized or oily clean.
What should the spark plugs on a motorcycle look like?
Your motorcycle’s spark plugs can be very useful to diagnose running conditions in your engine. You can use the burn color of your plugs and reference the plug color charts below to determine if your engine is running rich or lean. Good running conditions: If everything is good, the spark plug should have a tan/light brown color.
Where does the spark come from on an ATV?
Reinsert the plug back into the coil wire. Hold the electrodes of the spark plug close to the engine to ground it, and try starting the engine. If you see spark coming from the end of the spark plug, your ATV engine is getting spark.
What causes a spark plug to stop firing?
Air/fuel mixture is too lean The heat range of a spark plug determines when it will fire. If you have a plug that gets too hot and fires are the wrong time consistently, it can burn a hole in the top of your piston. If it’s too cold, the plug will get fouled and stop firing.
What to do when your engine has no spark?
Insert a spark plug tester into the plug boot and ground it on a piece of metal on the engine. Finally, Have someone crank the engine and watch for spark. Remove one of the coils from the spark plug. Use an extra spark plug. A spark plug tester. Or even a screwdriver in the end of the coil.