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Posted: 10:28 - 20 Jul 2017 Post subject: 2003 Fazer bogging |
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Background, bikes done about 45000 miles, serviced a few months ago, new NGK plugs, air and oil filters, carb balance checked and spot on, no problems.
A couple of weeks ago after a night of heavy rain I noticed the right hand plug recesses were full of water, so cleaned them out started up and the bike ran terrible for a few miles, sort of burbling noise, hesitating on acceleration then the power suddenly kicking in. After a while it settled down. Yesterday morning exactly the same scenario, but running fine by the time I got to work. However coming home after the bike's spent the day in a bone-dry car park it ran terrible the whole way home (about 12 miles).
Also I've noticed the exhaust seems a bit noisier than usual, it's got stainless downpipes but a factory end can which might be on it's way out, though I doubt that's causing a problem.
So could a couple of nights with the spark plugs immersed in rainwater have ruined the plug caps? Or just coincidence? My gut feeling is it's a HT problem? ____________________ They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
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Ok, I trimmed the plug leads, noticed that #4 cap is broken at the bottom and #3 was arcing against the head, gave it a damn good clean and the arcing appears to have stopped. Had a run up the A10 and it seems a bit better though not 100%. So it's going to be new plug caps. Anyone know where I can get a decent aftermarket set? I've heard Yamaha replacement cost £50 each . ____________________ They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
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Fitted the new plug caps, now running much better.
BTW the angled plug caps won't fit over the Fazers' timing chain caps, have to use the straight ones. ____________________ They're coming to take me away, ho-ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa, hey-hey,
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