Is it safe to spray carb cleaner in a spark plug hole?
There’s a little more to it though, if you are gonna spray carb cleaner in a spark plug hole there are these things to consider: You run the risk of spraying dust, sand or solid gunk around the spark plug hole into the combustion chamber (which is inside the hole). This can potentially lead to cylinder wall damage.
When to check your spark plug for the correct carburetor?
Running a tuned scooter requires attention to details. Especially the carburetor needs to be adjusted when increasing the performance by installing a new cylinder kit, or exhaust pipe. The spark plug is a great indicator, to see if the carburetor settings are correct.
How do you check the spark plug on a scooter?
Reinstall the clean spark plug and ride the scooter for about 100-200m under complete load (full throttle), ideally up a hill. Immediately stop and remove the spark plug (be careful, it’s hot). Now we compare the looks of the spark plug with our reference image. If your carb setting is too rich you will notice oil spillage on the tip of the plug.
What’s the best way to check a spark plug?
Blow out the spark plug mounting holes with an air hose to clean any debris or residue that might exist. Carefully reinstall the spark plug by using either your fingers or the spark plug socket, and torque it to spec with a torque wrench. If you are working on a small engine, you can get away with just tightening the spark plug down firm.
There’s a little more to it though, if you are gonna spray carb cleaner in a spark plug hole there are these things to consider: You run the risk of spraying dust, sand or solid gunk around the spark plug hole into the combustion chamber (which is inside the hole). This can potentially lead to cylinder wall damage.
Blow out the spark plug mounting holes with an air hose to clean any debris or residue that might exist. Carefully reinstall the spark plug by using either your fingers or the spark plug socket, and torque it to spec with a torque wrench. If you are working on a small engine, you can get away with just tightening the spark plug down firm.
Running a tuned scooter requires attention to details. Especially the carburetor needs to be adjusted when increasing the performance by installing a new cylinder kit, or exhaust pipe. The spark plug is a great indicator, to see if the carburetor settings are correct.
Reinstall the clean spark plug and ride the scooter for about 100-200m under complete load (full throttle), ideally up a hill. Immediately stop and remove the spark plug (be careful, it’s hot). Now we compare the looks of the spark plug with our reference image. If your carb setting is too rich you will notice oil spillage on the tip of the plug.