water in front plug

front plug like to sieze in the cylinderhead aswell so abit of copper slip on the sparkplug threads is good insurance against this.

I rode my '99 SV yesterday and definitely lost a cylinder for most of the sodden journey. But now that I know the fix for the bike who's got the cure for wet crotch syndrome? Goretex my ****.

Originally Posted by drefraser

I rode my '99 SV yesterday and definitely lost a cylinder for most of the sodden journey. But now that I know the fix for the bike who's got the cure for wet crotch syndrome? Goretex my ****.

Don't get so excited by the vibrations

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Don't get so excited by the vibrations

I was sort of hoping that silicone grease might help both areas ...

where is this so-called 'plug hole cover'?

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by mototech

front plug like to sieze in the cylinderhead aswell so abit of copper slip on the sparkplug threads is good insurance against this.

Definite +1 to that

[JamesMio]

Dammit Dammit Dammit!!!!!

Went for a quick warm up (read as get drenched in the freezing rain) before the local Toy Run this afternoon, bike kept cutting out and running on a fraction of it's normal power... Sounds very much like the Water In Plug syndrome and a large kick up the a$$ for not sorting this out sooner!!!

Ordering the Silicon Gloop from Maplins right this very minute!!!

so i take the spark plug cap off and put it inside the hole where the plug sits or cover the rubber cap then put it back in?

cheers

Originally Posted by northwind

all it takes is a generous smear around the cap.

Originally Posted by northwind

Aye, you goop the seal rather than the plug itself, so teh plug can stay where it is- just pull the lead from the head, and then splatch some grease onto the round rubber seal that you'll find.

What Northy said.

i used a wee bit of wd40 and that worked for me