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oil around plug hole

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:25 pm
by Tosh
just stripped barrell of scooter because of bottom gasket gone and noticed oil around plug on the outside of cylinder,plug nice and tight, is their eny solu :?: tion

Re: oil around plug hole

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:46 pm
by rog60
As no one seems to want to reply, I'll give you my thoughts in that the metal gasket on the plug has probably got too compressed to form a gastight seal. Get a new plug. :!: :!:

Re: oil around plug hole

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:48 pm
by Tosh
rog60 wrote:As no one seems to want to reply, I'll give you my thoughts in that the metal gasket on the plug has probably got too compressed to form a gastight seal. Get a new plug. :!: :!:

thanks for that going to get new plug tomoz,for a mo their didn`t think nobody wanted to talk to me