sooty plugs

[keratos]

No relation to the puppet.,
I've got soot on the plug bottom. Each cylinder.
The ground and centre electrodes are a light white milky chocolate and I was wondering whether a k&n filter might lean the mixture too much. Strange that electrodes are mikly choc (lean mixture?) Yet sooty (not a lot tho) on plug...
? What do you think?

Also, if i did replace the air filter with a k&n , would I need to sync the carbs

Cheers

[darrsi]

Maybe just old plugs, if they're all the same they probably just need changing, light brown doesn't sound too bad to me.


Can't see why a K&N would lean your bike out but nobody else's?


Didn't you say you'd already balanced your carbs?
I would've thought they would still be okay.

[keratos]

Maybe just old plugs, if they're all the same they probably just need changing, light brown doesn't sound too bad to me.


Can't see why a K&N would lean your bike out but nobody else's?


Didn't you say you'd already balanced your carbs?
I would've thought they would still be okay.

Sorry...should have mentioned (making assumptions again..)

- new plugs installed yesterday and gap set to 0.75mm as the spec is 0.7 to 0.8
- carbs were (?) balanced
- K&N filter ; was just wondering whether it would help run a bit leaner but then again if the electrodes are already a light (milky hint of brown) does this not suggest to lean a mixture already. Not sure how to read this?

[darrsi]

You balanced the carbs, so they're okay.


New plugs, and gapped, so they're okay.


New air filter, that's okay.


There is no problem?

[keratos]

...Except sooty plugs but I guess I'm hearing that there is no problem. Excellent. Thank you for your words of comfort

[papercutout]

Better to be running a tiny bit rich, than too lean! Mine possibly runs a tiny bit lean with a K&N and a very free-flowing exhaust... I've just changed my plugs to keep an eye on it, but no problems after a 2500 mile trip through Europe.

[keratos]

understood. cheers.