Dean01982 Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 Please can somebody help, cleaned my fazer 600 today and after pressure washing the bike and riding everything seemed great, so I decided for the first time to try acf50 all over the bike, thats when my problem started, I jumped back on the bike to move it and it seems ridiculously sluggish,hardly any power and the engine doesn't sound the same. Could this be contamination in a spark plug or something? Any help is really appreciated. Cheers Quote
Dean01982 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Posted November 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, Stu said: Sounds like water has got to the plugs I thought so as well but strange that it was fine until the acf50, if water has got in or acf50 how would you recommend to dry it out? Quote
Stu Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 Can you easily access the plugs? if you can get old of an airline then you could blow it all out no need to remove plugs just pull the caps off Make sure the caps seal properly too Quote
Mississippi Bullfrog Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 Did you dry it thoroughly before spraying it with ACF50? Water in the electrics will cause problems. It can take quite a long time for all the moisture to dry out after washing, especially with a pressure washer. Re-reading you say you washed it today, then applied ACF50, so it won't have dried thoroughly. The snag now is that the ACF50 may hold the water in place. I'd put an airhose over it or a fan heater - you need airflow to clear moisture. Quote
Dean01982 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Posted November 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Stu said: Can you easily access the plugs? if you can get old of an airline then you could blow it all out no need to remove plugs just pull the caps off Make sure the caps seal properly too Yeah I can easily get to the plugs, I have just been out and started it again, I can hear an ever so slight spitting from the spark plugs, lifted the cap and put it back on but the spitting noise is still there. Water under the cap to you think? Quote
Dean01982 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Posted November 27, 2020 14 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said: Did you dry it thoroughly before spraying it with ACF50? Water in the electrics will cause problems. It can take quite a long time for all the moisture to dry out after washing, especially with a pressure washer. Re-reading you say you washed it today, then applied ACF50, so it won't have dried thoroughly. The snag now is that the ACF50 may hold the water in place. I'd put an airhose over it or a fan heater - you need airflow to clear moisture. Your right I can't of let it dry for long enough, I did give it a blow over with an airline but nothing major. There is definitely a distinct noise from plug 3 or 4. It sounds like a slight spitting noise. Quote
Stu Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 The "spitting" is probably arcing from the plugs and leads to the head so yes more then likely water Quote
Dean01982 Posted November 27, 2020 Author Posted November 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, Stu said: The "spitting" is probably arcing from the plugs and leads to the head so yes more then likely water Cheers stu. I will have a look tomorrow and see if I can fix it somehow 1 Quote
Stu Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 If you have until tomorrow to look then go back out and get it running to warm it up it might just dry it out Or just go pull the plug caps off and leave it overnight it might be enough to dry it out 1 Quote
Ian Frog Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 If you have the plug caps off you might as well give them and the areas around the plugs a spray of WD40 as its a moisture dispersant it may help. Also worth wiping down the outside of the plug caps as current can track along the outside as well (ask any of the RD riders we used to torment back in the day by shading the plug caps with a carpenters pencil and watching the arcing when they left the pub and started up lol) Cheers Ian Quote
WD-40 Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 Check the drain holes between the fins. They can get block with dirt. Then water collects around spark plug 3 and 4 when the bike is on the side stand. Quote
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 They recommend leaving it 24hrs after washing before doing the ACF50. Fat lot of help that knowledge is to you now but there we go. Quote
skyrider Posted November 27, 2020 Posted November 27, 2020 yes i would leave it till tomorrow and by that time they will have time to dry out naturally Quote
Jerry1111 Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 On 27/11/2020 at 16:38, Stu said: Or just go pull the plug caps off and leave it overnight it might be enough to dry it out In the rib I always cover electrical contacts with silicone dielectric grease (tune-up grease). Keeps the water out. 1 Quote
Tiggie Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 Petroleum jelly (vaseline) works the same way Quote
Stu Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Tiggie said: Petroleum jelly (vaseline) works the same way No! it can perish rubber 1 Quote
Tiggie Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 @Stu I had heard this but was also under the impression that the rubbers used in bikes/cars were nowadays formulated to have resistance against oils/petrol so it would be ok. Guess it's better to be safe than sorry and actual dieletric grease isn't exactly expensive or hard to come by Quote
Stu Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 I suspect it will only be rubber that could come in to contact with oil and petrol and not all I wouldn't use it to be honest 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.