I cant keep my 03 RM250 from fouling plugs. Last two rides it killed two plugs, at a plug a ride this would get expensive lol.
Anyway I chopped both plugs from my last rides and they both are completely black all the way down. I am assuming from a rich condition.
My problem is it seems as though I should be jetted right and I am afraid to change to much without some advice.
My current situation is:
32:1 yamalube 2r (switching to Belray)
165 main
45 inter
needle on second clip
and stock slide.
Any relevant mods are just a carb spacer, and a flywheel weight which I don't think would affect much, stock pipe, fmf silencer.
I know this year model is notorious for awful jetting but there has to be a sweet spot. I know many change to the #7 slide does anyone with experience know if this will really make this big of a difference. I don't ride in it all the time but I am not putting around either, pretty normal woods/Mx riding.
Also any maintenance items that might cause this? It has a fresh top end with a brand spanking new cylinder due to a Wiesco Circlip gone awry. After last rebuild I had discovered the power valve actuating arm stuck open and thought that this was my problem but since fixing all of that its still happening. Only thing that hasn't been changed in the last rebuild were the reeds and they seemed okay. Maybe run 40:1? I hate to change ratio, that seems unnecessary.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.