Suzuki LS650 Savage - Spark Plug Condition

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NO,nIlAl.
• td.nllf~ by '~hl Ian or gt.,
depollt. on the tiring lip .
• Cen be cl •• ~ .
CAReON fOULED
~nlilied by bilek , dry flutty Uf'
bon deposits on in .... I.lor tip" u·
po .. d , hell l urtle ,. end ,1"I,odlll .
• CIUQd by 100 cold • plug , ., ....
~nition , dirty II. clelner . 100 rich
• , .... , mixture, 0' .. c ... in idling.
Cen be cl elned.
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FUSED .~T DEPOSIT
IdenUfl .cl by melled or _potty de ,
po.ltl r.lembllng bubble. Of bU,tets .
•
elu .. d by '\>dden Icc,I ... t1on .
Cln be clelntd .
SPARK PLUG CONDITION
GAit BRIDGED
• Idtfltified by deposit buildup elOI-
ing pp betwl'H" 1'lel,od8l.
CluHd by 011 or clrbon louling. II
depoaltl It. 1'101 .:Ie ... l ve , Ihe plug
Cln be r;leened.
LEAD FOULED
identified by d erk IIf.Y, blICk ,
yellow , Of Ian ct.po,i11 or • Iu."
"l8zed cOltlng on the inluillo r lip.
• eluled by highly 'e,ded guolinl .
Can be tl .. ned .
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OVERHEATINQ
Identified by • wh ite 0' 1llIlIlgf.,
In ...... ,or witt! _II bI.ek Of gf'y
brown "POll end with bluI,h · bumt
appelt.ne. of .'-el r od ...
Ceu .. d by .nglne ov.rfleellng ,
...-ong ty~ of ",,-! , 100 ... pelil plug"
too not e plug, or lneorrKtlgnll1on
timing.
Replee. tn. plug.
CHAPTER THREE
OIL FOULE.D
Id.nl ifild by w.1 bleek depo"t, on
t
.... In,ulet o< .... ell bore end el.elrodlll .
• Ceu
.. d br •• ee .. ive oil enl.rlng
eomlHl.1Ion e .... mber throug ... worn
ring. en d pl .ton. , .. e ... iv. el •• r lne.
betwe.n v.tv. guld .. end ."ml, or
worn or 100 .. beerlng •. Can be
el .. nld. II .nglne II not repelrld.
UI . e hotter plug.
WORN
iantified br "ver.lr . roded or
worn
.'-elrode •.
• C.u.ed by normel w. ar. Silouid
be rept eeed .
"REIGNITION
ldenllfled br melted eleclrod .. and
poli lbly bll't.red In,ulelor. Metal lic:
depo.ll. on I n.ulelor Indielt. engi ne
da meg • .
• CeuHCI
br wrong type olIUIII, in-
eorrect ignition timing or edvene. , 100
"'01 a plug, IHIrned ve
lv .. , or . n gin.
overheellng. Rlpl ee. the plug.