Woodhill Trail Ride Sunday July 19

[Reckless]

Was just about the pull the carbi out and clean things out when I tried mashing the HT lead onto the threaded spark plug end one more time.

Sounds like the HT wires inside the lead are a bit stuffed. IF you have enough lead, cut 10mm or so off the end then gently rescrew the cap into the Ht lead so you have newer wires for a good connection around the threaded screw in the cap or it may fail again!

[clmintie]

Sounds like the HT wires inside the lead are a bit stuffed. IF you have enough lead, cut 10mm or so off the end then gently rescrew the cap into the Ht lead so you have newer wires for a good connection around the threaded screw in the cap or it may fail again!

I think the problem was a lack of terminal post on the top of the plug...

[SpikedPunch]

I think the problem was a lack of terminal post on the top of the plug...

yup, Bingo

[L Rider]

yup, Bingo

Jst outta interest why was yours missing not only on the plug in there but also your spare? I have to remove it off mine so it fits my bike but they're done up bloody tight - need plyers to undo it.

[SpikedPunch]

Jst outta interest why was yours missing not only on the plug in there but also your spare? I have to remove it off mine so it fits my bike but they're done up bloody tight - need plyers to undo it.

Spare came with bike, you'd have to ask the fulla who had it before me... I'd taken the sparky out and cleaned it before, but not having an intimate knowledge of the things had no idea there was something missing!
Edit: On the positive side, owning second hand bikes with things constantly going kaboom on them has been a great crash course in motorcycle knowledge. I can do all sorts of things I had no idea about before

[L Rider]

Why's it been going all this time then????
lol alot of questions i know haha. Not sure on the RM80 Rachel had but on both my bike & her bike we hafta remove that tip thingee.

[SpikedPunch]

Why's it been going all this time then????
lol alot of questions i know haha. Not sure on the RM80 Rachel had but on both my bike & her bike we hafta remove that tip thingee.

Probably was touching just enough to be okay. I might have done it up a bit loose or whatnot last time it came out (when we did top end) and smacking the stump was just the right force to knock it loose.

[L Rider]

Probably was touching just enough to be okay. I might have done it up a bit loose or whatnot last time it came out (when we did top end) and smacking the stump was just the right force to knock it loose.

Least its all going now thats the main thing

[green machine]

I think the problem was a lack of terminal post on the top of the plug...

Are they different for 4 strokes cause my plug is like the one on the left....even my replacement plug is the same

[krad_nz]

I would be surprised if you were meant to run them like that on a new kx250f. I suspect you should probably find some terminal posts.

[green machine]

I would be surprised if you were meant to run them like that on a new kx250f. I suspect you should probably find some terminal posts.

Just checked and the post is in the spark plug cap....took the plug out and it was rusty.....and there's a bit of moisture down there.....is this normal,gonna get a new plug tomorrow....i have been guilty of not running the bike up to temperature after washing......

[vazza]

Probably was touching just enough to be okay. I might have done it up a bit loose or whatnot last time it came out (when we did top end) and smacking the stump was just the right force to knock it loose.

I knew I should have checked the spark plug after you had tightened it! Haha, you gotta make sure they're really tight huh. =)

[SpikedPunch]

I knew I should have checked the spark plug after you had tightened it! Haha, you gotta make sure they're really tight huh. =)

lol, I blame my shitty adjustable cresent

[krad_nz]

Just checked and the post is in the spark plug cap....took the plug out and it was rusty.....and there's a bit of moisture down there.....is this normal,gonna get a new plug tomorrow....i have been guilty of not running the bike up to temperature after washing......

I've had the end come off too. It was on an old as Honda though and god only knows how long the plug had been in there for.