Porstala F9
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- Jul 30, 2003
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Ok, so I planned to rejet the carb on my 03' KX 125 since it was fouling plugs every two 20+ minute rides, so I was ready to jet it and all. So I get the carb off no problem despite Kawasakis poor manual instructions. So I get it off from the two sides and everything and so I have it hanging on by the top throttle cable only. I wasn't sure whether or not to take it off from that throttle cable or the two bolts on the side, so I tried to unscrew the two screws and they were very tight and the screwdriver I had was very pointy, so I kinda frayed off the sides of the bolt, stripping it slightly, but not badly enough to not take it off.
But my dad was unsure about how to do this, so he calls the dealer and this is what they say:
"Those bolts are factory sealed and you can not take them off unless you have a special screwdriver. The carburetor on these bikes are not meant to be touched unless you are a highly trained professional on carb tuning. He then said that if you are not racing, to change the premix ratio to 40:1 and bring a handfull of 3-4 of the cheapest plugs each time you go riding, and every few times you stop the bike, change the plug, and he said each time you stop the bike, to take off the spark plug and check, and he said to buy a Sandblaster and when im done with these handful of plugs that i bring with me, to then clean them off with the sandblaster"
Any comments on this? I find this guys advice completely outrageous. Every time I stop the bike, I am to take out the plug and check it, and change it every other time I stop the bike, and to change the the plug every other ride? My bike will foul every other ride anyway, but my way to fix the problem was to change the jetting. This fools way is to treat the problem by buying a 100$ sandblaster and just keep changing the plugs when I foul them. I want to FIX the problem.
Please comment on this, because I want to show my father this thread to proove this guys bogus advice wrong. Thanks SO much in advance. As always, ANY input is greatly appriciated. Thanks!
But my dad was unsure about how to do this, so he calls the dealer and this is what they say:
"Those bolts are factory sealed and you can not take them off unless you have a special screwdriver. The carburetor on these bikes are not meant to be touched unless you are a highly trained professional on carb tuning. He then said that if you are not racing, to change the premix ratio to 40:1 and bring a handfull of 3-4 of the cheapest plugs each time you go riding, and every few times you stop the bike, change the plug, and he said each time you stop the bike, to take off the spark plug and check, and he said to buy a Sandblaster and when im done with these handful of plugs that i bring with me, to then clean them off with the sandblaster"
Any comments on this? I find this guys advice completely outrageous. Every time I stop the bike, I am to take out the plug and check it, and change it every other time I stop the bike, and to change the the plug every other ride? My bike will foul every other ride anyway, but my way to fix the problem was to change the jetting. This fools way is to treat the problem by buying a 100$ sandblaster and just keep changing the plugs when I foul them. I want to FIX the problem.
Please comment on this, because I want to show my father this thread to proove this guys bogus advice wrong. Thanks SO much in advance. As always, ANY input is greatly appriciated. Thanks!
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