just bought new plugs and they have alrready fouled out. the first 3 plugs are black already but the 4th cylinder plug is fine. why is this happening? i dont have the money to take it to a shop so i have to try to fix it myself. does anyone have any ideas on what i should do?

 

did you check your air fuel ratio? you getting to much fuel, your carbs are clean? they are sinc??
you set the gap in your plugs??your air filter is clean?? can be one or a convination of this thing check
one by one

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Reset the screws, Sync the carbs then fine tune the screws. Lots of carbon...maybe too rich or is too lean can't remember...

Download the service manual...it has a HUGE troubleshooting section. See if you can borrow someone's synchronizer.

 

how do i set the carbs? i know i need a sycronizer i have the service manual but it doesnt really say anything about how to set them.

 

ok the if you took the carbs off and turn than upside downther is a little pole sitcking out with a like half moon inside thats your air to gas what what you need to reset .... you need to turn it all the way to the left than from ther 2 1/2 right and you shud be set .... im not shur it you rhave the tool and i realy dont thing youshud do it with plyers so maybe if i get your word that you will send it back ill mail you the tool

 

so if i take the bowl off of the bottom of the carbs and i just have to turn the half moon one? i have taken them apart before to fix the float so i can take them apart and figure it out

 

ok i say you shud do this 2 things 1st set the air to gasthat is the hafe moons and 2nt sycronize the carbs ....... both of the jobs all youhave to do it take the carbes off the intake manalfold .... no reasen to open up the carbs every thing you need is on the out side ...now seting the air to gas is a very easy job to do its just turn all the way to the left than from ther 2 1/2 right and you shud be set .....but the sycronizeing is the harder part it takes patience to do if you can stay cool and do it slow than you shud be good.

 

do i have to sycronize the carbs? could i just reset the fuel to air ratio and see how it runs?

 

it is best to do it if you have had the bike for a while and you ever had it dun i think you shud here im going to send you a mesage with my AIM name and my MSN name and if you see me on IM me so tell you how to do it all with out going back and forth with this form so check your profile inbox and il talk to you soon

 

If you turn the air/fuel screw all the way to the left it will fall out.

You want to turn it all the way "in" (to the right) until it is lightly seated, then back it off1 1/4turns or whatever the manual says, cant remember.

To synch the carbs you're gonna want to take your bike to a shop, you cant do it yourself without the mercury gauges...

With all due respect, if you dont know what you're doing, pay to have somebody that does fix it... That way it gets done right the first time, and nothin else gets busted.