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RM 250 fouls up spark plugs-need advice
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[QUOTE="Rm250sRalRight, post: 752846, member: 52712"] Thanks, a454elk More info as requested: I got the bike 2 years ago and haven't had the topend done yet. Perhaps cause bike was running just fine and had tons of power up to this incident that apparently changed things: I had a nasty head-on collision with another rider. Didn't think this to be of much importance but the truth is, the bike was running fine up to that day - after this crash is when it started to foul up the plugs. Makes me now think that the problem may be with the floater inside the carb, as the force of the impact could have knocked around a bit - is this plausible? Could the cummulative speed of 50km/h (35miles/h) have caused the flaters to misalign? I have kept an eye on the transmission oil and it hasn't decreased any more than usual (which typically is none in between changes - once every 20 hours or so). This could mean that the problem may not be with the camshaft seal as suggested by a couple of guys at the track. I'm tempted to open up my carb and put back the stock jets (since these run fine before) and completely clean the carb and adjust the floater height if need be. Guess at that time I'll take off the head and look inside. If I remove the top cover, can I just put it back right after or must I change the gasket? I'm new to doing maintenance on a 2 stroke bike, so forgive me if some of my questions seem redundant. PS: since the crash I haven't noticed any loss of power/performance. Only issue seems to be with the fouling of plugs. And no, I haven't cleaned up my FMF Gold pipe/silencer since I got the bike. Likely needs a baffle replacement at the very least. I believe it is very filthy inside since that black gunk comes out of it. I'll try to find info on how to replace the baffle and get it done asap too. Thanks guys. Can't wait to get the bike running again, now that our 6 month long winter is almost over. [/QUOTE]
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