Templar M keeps stalling - Page 2

Thumper · 06-19-2024, 11:18 PM

Prodigit is joking. The dark stuff on the threads of the plug might be oil, but you read a plug at the electrode and porcelain insulator, NOT the threads. And that part of the plug looks pretty good. No reason to clean it with a wire brush! There is nothing there.

Your M is low miles. Over time the porcelain will discolor to off white.

But if it gets a chaulky residue, too lean. If it gets sooty, too rich. Yours is neither.

But I think that's a cheap Torch plug. Get a good plug in there. NGK DR8EA (7162) is a good one.

NYCDiesel · 06-20-2024, 11:45 AM

My man, appreciate your input as always. Yeah when I was looking at all the pictures online my electrode looked like it was in ideal condition

I just ordered the NGK plug, much thanks my guy.

ProDigit · 06-20-2024, 09:44 PM

The thread occasionally can get discoloration on it as well. It all depends on how deep these generic plugs can screw into the block, with a piece of the threaded section entering the combustion chamber.

Either way, brushing it off gets you a newly looking plug, that'll be easier to read.
I myself just listen to the exhaust tone, and smell if a bike is running rich or lean.

Last time I pulled my plug, it was golden brown, with a slightly darker brown on the bottom than on the top .

06-19-2024, 11:18 PM	#16
Thumper Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: Kansas City Posts: 2,432	Prodigit is joking. The dark stuff on the threads of the plug might be oil, but you read a plug at the electrode and porcelain insulator, NOT the threads. And that part of the plug looks pretty good. No reason to clean it with a wire brush! There is nothing there. Your M is low miles. Over time the porcelain will discolor to off white. But if it gets a chaulky residue, too lean. If it gets sooty, too rich. Yours is neither. But I think that's a cheap Torch plug. Get a good plug in there. NGK DR8EA (7162) is a good one. __________________ -2022 5 speed Templar X Orange, OEM 51T rear sprocket, 14T front sprocket -NOS 2020 KTM 250SX (2-stroke motocross), less than 10 hours on it Last edited by Thumper; 06-20-2024 at 11:37 AM.
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06-20-2024, 09:44 PM	#18
ProDigit Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 169	The thread occasionally can get discoloration on it as well. It all depends on how deep these generic plugs can screw into the block, with a piece of the threaded section entering the combustion chamber. Either way, brushing it off gets you a newly looking plug, that'll be easier to read. I myself just listen to the exhaust tone, and smell if a bike is running rich or lean. Last time I pulled my plug, it was golden brown, with a slightly darker brown on the bottom than on the top . __________________
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06-20-2024, 11:45 AM	#17
NYCDiesel Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: NYC/PA Posts: 24	My man, appreciate your input as always. Yeah when I was looking at all the pictures online my electrode looked like it was in ideal condition I just ordered the NGK plug, much thanks my guy.
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