hey guys my friend has this old 200s 3-wheeler it gosee threw plugs like crazy what could it be? think it needs new piston rings?

 

You can't substitute maple syrup for 2 stroke oil

No but seriously, how does it run? Might be running rich. Do the plugs smell like gas? Goodluck.

- Hazen

 

If its a 2 stroke it needs to be rejetted, sounds like your running rich. Maybe go down a size or 2.

 

It is a 4 stroke as of right now it gose threw a plug a day inless cleaned after every ride when you take the plug out it is all black never smelled it but it is always black, only thing me and my friends came up with was a problom with piston rings or it is just plain getting to old.

 

Black like how?? Soaked in gas or burned up? You may be right about the rings going bad. A good way to find out is put your thumb over the plug hole and turn it over a few times. If you've got good compression... then that's not your problem.

 

ill check today we will take it out

 

i think its got bad compression hard to tell its pull start sometimes you get a good pull sometimes no so cant tell

 

Yeah... you probably need rings. Good luck.

 

well now we have a problom it dosnt idle at all so we tried to adjust it but something somewhere is sticking we think somethin in the carb because it gets stuck idling real high.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Peeweesp
well now we have a problom it dosnt idle at all so we tried to adjust it but something somewhere is sticking we think somethin in the carb because it gets stuck idling real high. [/QUOTE

First, check your oil

If your oil looks normal (not low, or no gas in it), and it's not burning any oil, than you can rule out needing rings or hoaning etc., it's a 200cc 4stroke and prolly doesn't require much compression to run right.

If it ran right at one time, and you haven't changed anything, than your jetting should already be correct. This means your carb is dirty.

So, clean your carb out, or if you don't feel like you can do it, get help from someone or bring it to a qualified technician.

If that doesn't work...... good luck

 

we tried cleaning the carb

 

hey i have a plug here it smells like gas and it is pretty much chared at one end all black we cleaned it it starts then gos off

 

wnat a detaild guide on how to clean a 2 stroke carb, basically the same, you will get the idea.

 

its 4 stroke but we already cleaned it it needs rings

 

[QUOTE=redrizza]It could be jetter for 60° but then it would be running lean so that wouldnt foul plugs.

 

the Champion spark plug thats in there now has lasted 3 days and the NGK's only one day

we really don't have n/e idea on wut it could be but the piston rings

 

Weak ignition? Bad plug cap? Dirty air filter? Carboned cylinder? Carboned exaust (not letting right amount of air out)? Bad cam? Bad cam chain? Bad valves? Bad vavle springs? You may also wnat to try new gas. I dont know if all of those could be the problem, but they could be a possibility.

 

i had this problem with my bayou but it would foul the plug in like 15 min. Make sure the carb and everything inside is as clean as you can get it. I couldnt figure mine out and i tried everything, jets cleaning it and stuff like that but then my dad took everything out and soaked it in carb cleaned for like 9 hours and we put it back together and set the floats and the air screw and stuff like that and put it back on and bam it fired right up and never fouled a plug again. so just check all the screws and the float height and make sure everything is as clean as you can get it.